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Entries by Maribel Hastings from 01/2012

GOP Primary in Florida: A Pitched Battle for the Cuban Vote

| Publicado 01.27.2012
Leer más: Latinos, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Latino Voters, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Immigration, Florida, Florida Primary, Univision, Newt Gingrich, Jorge Ramos, Noticias

In general, Latinos represent 13 percent of all voters in the state -- with the voter bloc dominated by the influence of the Puerto Rican vote in Central Florida's "I-4" corridor, considered one of the most important swing areas in the country come November.

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Marco Rubio: Sweet-Talking the Latino Vote

| Publicado 01.30.2012
Leer más: Marco Rubio, Latino Vote, Latino Politics, Noticias

The real, concrete actions that Rubio and other Republicans take to work towards real immigration solutions will speak louder than a thousand speeches.

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In Florida, Romney Finds the "Lucky Corner"

| Publicado 01.31.2012
Leer más: Hialeah, Puerto Ricans, Mitt Romney 2012, Cuban-Americans, Cubans, Florida Primary 2012, Mitt Romney, Florida, Romney, Republicans, Noticias

Hispanic voters constitute 11% of all registered Republicans throughout the state of Florida, but here in Miami-Dade County in the southern part of the state, where the Cuban and Cuban-American vote reigns supreme, they constitute 72% of Republican votes. Spanish-language television and radio ads are the order of the day.

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Mexican Fathers and Deported Grandmothers

| Publicado 01.31.2012
Leer más: Republican Primary, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, DREAM Act, Mitt Romney, Immigration, Florida Primary, Newt Gingrich, Noticias

They can try to run from it like a vampire from a cross, but the Republican contenders haven't been able to hide from having to talk about immigration.

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