Hispanics caught in middle of illegal immigration issue – Arkansas
Tagged: Arkansas, attorney, border, hispanic voters, latin america, population“This year, much of Arkansas’ politics has focused on a border hundreds of miles away.
Demonized in campaign ads and stump speeches, illegal immigration from Latin America has been an issue in the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races. That focus has left Arkansas’ small population Hispanic voters feeling squeezed.
“We are caught in the middle,” said Carlos Cervantes, a Little Rock businessman and state director of the League of United Latin American Citizens. “A lot of us are born here. We’re from here. A lot of us are veterans. We just feel hurt to take to this issue time and time again.”"
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Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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November 6th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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