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In a move that surprised GOP stalwarts, Governor and Republican nominee candidate Mitt Romney has filed for his Mexican citizenship on Wednesday, citing the move as a way to get in contact with his ‘Latino roots’. Romney is able to do this because his father, George Romney, was born into an American Mormon colony in Read More
On March 29, after barely winning a 60-40 vote in the Senate, a bill introduced by House Republicans was passed by Congress that grants probationary statehood to the island of Puerto Rico. Cheers on the island quickly turned to outrage, however, as Puerto Ricans began learning about the actual terms of their new status. Taking Read More
The #StopKony2012 campaign raised awareness about child soldiers in Africa, launching a discussion about how the global community should respond. Similarly, evidence in the form of videos, photos and the testimonies of survivors indicates that both the Shining Path in Peru and the FARC in Colombia employ child soldiers, as well as some of the Read More
Rick Santorum seems to have attained the iconic American Dream. The child of an educated, skilled, and immigrant father, he now finds himself a candidate for the nomination. He presents himself as a devout Catholic whose political philosophy is guided by his religious convictions; he appears to be a stalwart guardian of his faith and principles. Read More
The world is a beautiful place—injustices are always decried and, eventually, vanquished. Jesus’ love conquers all. This was a tenet of my faith that was only strengthened during classes I took to prepare for the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. When it came time to pick my Confirmation saint, this sense of justice motivated me Read More
The NYPD mission statement says that it is the job of the police to “preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment” for the community. However, I just recently moved to an inner-city neighborhood, and the only time I feel safe is when the police are not around. Even though it seems Read More
My heart bleeds for Mexico. Since President Calderon declared war on drugs in 2006, 50,000 people have lost their lives in drug-related violence. The biggest consumer of Mexico’s illegal drug trade is the U.S., per the Mexican president. The complicated interlacing of the drug economy within the total Mexican economy is not surprising, given that Read More
Elected to the United States Senate in the November 2010 election, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has witnessed his brand name burnish within the Republican Party as well as the Tea Party movement. The son of Cuban émigrés, Rubio began to make a name for himself beginning at the local level in South Florida where he Read More
Last week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended a budgetary request to expand the highly controversial Secure Communities program. When the program was launched by the federal government in 2008, it was presented as a smart and effective way to find and deport undocumented immigrants with serious criminal convictions. It uses biometric information-sharing Read More
There is no room for second place.…If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score? —Vince Lombardi Recently, I wrote that American education pales in comparison to other countries’ school systems. But America is still the place for those hardworking, ambitious people who want a better life, right? After all, one reason so many Latinos Read More