Immigration Suddenly Roiling Presidential Contest

Thursday, June 21, 2012 Immigration Suddenly Roiling Presidential Contest ORLANDO, Fla. -- No longer a backburner issue, immigration is roiling the presidential contest as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney seek to court the nation's swelling Hispanic population. The outcome could influence political battle lines and shape American politics for generations. By week's end, both candidates will address the same Latino political convention in Florida, showcasing contrasting political ideologies at a pivotal time. The Supreme Court is about to render judgment on a get-tough Arizona law, and just last week the Democratic president announced plans to ease deportation rules for some children of undocumented immigrants. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Still Getting Gifts From The Public Perez Hilton On Gay Pride Month: 'What's Important Is For Gay Latinos To Be Out And Visible' (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) Hip-Shaking Superstar's Vintage Video Surfaces On The Web BLOG POSTS Earl Ofari Hutchinson: VP Rubio May Not Be a Total Wash With Hispanic Voters Even in a worse case, if Romney doesn't get one extra Latino vote than the GOP norm, it will still be a significant percentage and number of Latino votes. If he does better with Latino voters in one or two of the swing states, this could pose more of a threat to Obama. Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas: Is Arizona the Worst Place in the Country to Be a Latina? Something is very wrong in Arizona. And if the U.S. Supreme Court does not intervene, Latinas in the state will live under one of the harshest immigration laws in the country -- one that that is sure to encourage further stigmatization of people of color. Dr. L. Randolph Lowry: Living the DREAM: How Universities Can Walk With Hispanic Students on the Journey to a College Degree We have learned a few things in the process that other universities may find helpful as they seek to accommodate these highly motivated Hispanic young people. Cheech Marin: PART 3: What is a Chicano Artist? was literally backed into a corner of the exhibition by three large scary braided-armpit-hair Chicanas wearing overalls. They reminded me of my Aunt Bolita, somebody you would never want to mess with in life. "Where's all the political art!!" Leo Pierson: Reality and the President's New Immigration Directive It is as important to know what this new policy is not, as it is to know what the policy is. The new directive is not amnesty. It is not a path to citizenship. It is not even a path to legalization. Those paths cut directly through the heart of Congress.

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