The Power of Tanderson Cooper
Get used to this tan, (English-speaking) America.
By ROMINA PUGA
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos appeared on ABC tonight for just 5 minutes to talk about the Hispanic vote - and his name immediately trended on Twitter.
“Mitt Romney will be the first Republican presidential candidate of the modern era who opposes legalization of undocumented immigrants. That doesn’t get you Hispanic votes. Furthermore, your idea of making life impossible for undocumented people in order for them to self-deport is too cruel. The United States should not be like Arizona. Latinos don’t forget that it was you, the Republicans, who approved Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070. Other similar laws in Alabama and Georgia, among other states, were also approved by you. Resembling Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been accused of racism and discrimination by the federal government, isn’t good for you. It makes you look like enemies to Hispanics.”
—Univision anchor Jorge Ramos in a letter to Republicans titled “Since Ronald Reagan, any Republican candidate that gets less than a third of the Latino vote will lose the election.”
Ramos ends the letter by telling Republicans “Yes, you are going to lose the Latino vote in 2012. And you have done everything to deserve that result. But your dilemma will be what to do in order not to lose Hispanic support for generations to come.”.
[original Spanish letter can be found here]
“...some unsolicited advice for the candidates: First of all, don't call them "illegals." Nobody is an "illegal" human being, and referring to them as illegal shows a double standard. You don't call the American companies that hire them "illegals." It's wrong. Words matter. ”
—Jorge Ramos, writing for TIME magazine on the Republican party’s failure to connect with Latino voters.
Univision's Mitt Romney interview - A summary:
- Jorge Ramos: *asks serious question about immigration*
- Mitt Romney: BLAH BLAH BLAH DERAIL BLAH BLAH CONTINUES TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING OFF TOPIC BLAH BLAH *never really answers the question*
- María Elena Salinas: *asks a serious question about education*
- Mitt Romney: BLAH BLAH BLAH DERAIL BLAH BLAH CONTINUES TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING OFF TOPIC BLAH BLAH *never really answers the question*
- Jorge Ramos: *asks serious question about the economy*
- Mitt Romney: BLAH BLAH BLAH DERAIL BLAH BLAH CONTINUES TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING OFF TOPIC BLAH BLAH *never really answers the question*
