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A bizarre incident in the February 13th GOP debate involving Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz illustrates yet again the problems of using Spanish as a political language in U.S. politics. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published February 18th, 2016, on VDARE.COM.
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The day after Ted Cruz won the Iowa caucuses, La Opinión, the biggest Spanish-language newspaper in the U.S., published an article advancing the point of view that Ted Cruz is not a real Latino. That of course leads to further questions. What is a Latino? Is it a racial, a cultural or a political classification? And who […]
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The Mainstream Media goes on and on about the “Hispanic Vote” (or the “Latino Vote” if you prefer). Does that mean that Hispanics have different interests than other Americans? That’s an important question. Also, how monolithic is this “Hispanic Vote”? How about the differences between Mexican-Americans and Cuban-Americans? For the entire article, click here. Article […]
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The Mexican ambassador to the United States has announced the Mexican government’s plan to get 3 million Mexican residents in the United States to become naturalized U.S. citizens, and thus able to legally vote in the United States. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published December 23rd, 2015 on VDARE.COM.
The Washington Post has an article about Hamtramck (pronouned Ham-tram-ik), Michigan, part of the Detroit metroplex. Hamtramck’s claim to fame is that it’s the first U.S. municipality with a Muslim majority. That was achieved in 2003. Now, it is the first municipality with a majority of Muslims on the city council. For the entire […]
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Mexico’s INE Proposes New ID to Make It Easier for Mexicans in the U.S. to Vote in Mexican Elections
The INE (Instituto Nacional Electoral), Mexico’s electoral bureaucracy, has recently announced a new type of ID card designed to make it easier for Mexicans residing in the U.S. to vote in Mexican elections. The INE’s council voted unanimously to issue the card, as long as it has the approval of the Mexican Foreign Ministry. […]
I recently attended a Donald Trump campaign rally, and it was interesting. Trump has a real rapport with ordinary Americans in Flyover Country, and is speaking out on some important issues. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published October 26, 2015, on VDARE.COM.
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My latest Spanish-language media roundup includes more Trump-bashing and the naming of a new Mexican ambassador to the United States. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published October 7th, 2015, on VDARE.COM.
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Wow, is Candidate Jeb Bush really condemning multiculturalism? Well, yes, but only by redefinining it. For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM, September 23rd, 2015.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott just visited Mexico to improve “bilateral relations”. “Bilateral relations”? Isn’t Texas a state and Mexico a country? To read the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published on VDARE.COM, September 19th, 2015.