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WATCH: New Mexico's Susana Martinez Sworn is as First Latina Governor

WATCH: New Mexico's Susana Martinez Sworn In as First Latina Governor

By Mariela Rosario | 01/04/2011 - 13:31 | 0 Comments

New Mexico's new governor Susana Martinez was sworn in on Saturday, January 1st, 2011—officially making her the first Latina elected governor of a U.S. state. Hundreds of constituents from all over New Mexico arrived in Santa Fe to witness the historic event and many have high hopes for Martinez's first term in office.

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WATCH: Meg Whitman Claims she "'Stood Up Against the Arizona Law"

WATCH: Meg Whitman Claims she "Stood Up Against the Arizona Law"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 10/27/2010 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Meg Whitman, who earlier this month made a tequila-soaked confession that she couldn’t win California’s gubernatorial race without Latinos, is giving off another whiff of desperation. With just days left before...

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AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Wants "Tent Cities" for Undocumented Immigrants

By Mariela Rosario | 06/19/2010 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin—currently vying for the Republican candidacy for governor—recently announced a plan to create tent cities to house the expected increase in the number of illegal immigrants arrested once the controversial new immigration laws go into effect.

Modeled on current camp-like set ups used by Sheriff Joe Arpaio...