Tagged: Latino vote

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Fronteras Desk
12:48 pm
Thu November 8, 2012

Latino Vote Wakes Up, TB In Tijuana, Dinosaur Tracks, And A Cross-Border Soccer Team

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Supporters of President Barack Obama showed their enthusiasm for his reelection at the Nevada Democratic Party's celebration. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Everyone was wondering what effect the Latino vote would have on this election, and now we know.  A look at efforts to fight tuberculosis in the border city of Tijuana. The Navajo Nation is taking steps to preserve dinosaur tracks, and how a soccer team has become part of a culture spanning both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Texas Matters
10:29 am
Mon November 5, 2012

Candidates Make Final Push as Nov. 6 Approaches - Close Races in Texas and Across the Southwest

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The Latino vote could be influential in this year's election, and we will find out just how influential after the polls close on Nov. 6.

During the last two weeks of the 2012 campaign, candidates make their final sell to voters, but in close races like that between Francisco Canseco and Pete Gallego there is a different kind of urgency. The Quorum Report's Harvey Kronberg talks about some of the interesting storylines he is watching as we approach Nov. 6, and we take a look at some other election issues from across the American Southwest.

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Fronteras Desk
12:00 pm
Thu November 1, 2012

Border Shootings, NAFTA, Key Race in Arizona & Spanish Election Ads

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Arizona 9th Congressional District candidates Vernon Parker and Kyrsten Sinema attended separate primary election forums hosted by KJZZ Phoenix over the summer.

A look at how border patrol shootings are investigated, how one border state is trying to tap into the global supply chain, and a report on a key competitive race in Arizona. Also, Las Vegas is being hit hard by Spanish election ads.

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Fronteras Desk
1:10 pm
Thu October 25, 2012

Religion & Politics, Cracking Down on Human Trafficking & Border Towns Bounce Back

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Sergio and Katia Ocanas lead The International Church Las Vegas En Español.

A look at what drives the swing vote of the Latino Evangelical electorate, also Californians will vote on whether to impose harsher penalties for sex traffickers. After some sluggish years, NAFTA creates border boomtowns. And why some people are seeing more bears come to town.

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