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Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

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Jeb Bush‘s not-so-great week got worse Thursday. The former Florida governor began it by defending his use of the controversial term, “anchor babies.” Then he said it was more of an Asian issue than one involving Latino immigrants. Later it was reported that there have been money issues with his campaign, with some staff members’ paychecks that […]

Frank TorresAugust 21, 2015
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Award-winning D.C. journalist Ron Fournier spoke at a meeting of the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida Friday afternoon. Fournier, who writes for the National Journal, related personal stories involving past presidents and the current state of affairs in American politics. His main focus was on the current anger of the electorate with the approval rating of […]

Mitch PerryAugust 20, 2015
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Jeb Bush is feeling the heat of Donald Trump‘s unexpected dominance in the GOP race for president. Although the former Florida governor has said that the immigration proposals released by Trump earlier this week, which include calling for an end to birthright citizenship, simply aren’t practical, he used the derogatory term “anchor babies” when speaking […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2015
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Earlier this year, a group of Spanish-language journalists and community leaders sent a letter to the respective chairs of the Florida Republican and Democratic parties, calling on them to hire a bilingual spokesperson to “successfully relay your message to the Latino media.” Leading the effort was Fort Lauderdale Latina activist Evelyn Perez-Verdia, who argues that, with a growing Latino community that […]


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