Feet In 2 Worlds

Reading Tea Leaves on Immigration Policy

Napolitano campaigned early and
often for Obama

What Would Janet Napolitano Do at Homeland Security?
Pro- and anti-immigration observers are trying to decipher what the Arizona governor’s designation at DHS will mean for the future of immigration laws under President Barack Obama.

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Colombia’s Hopes for FTA Get Dimmer.
Colombia hopes the U.S. Congress will approve a Free Trade Agreement in the current lame-duck session. If it doesn’t, the pact would go back to square one under President-elect Barack Obama.

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Anti-Immigrant Campaigning Doesn’t Pay Off.
Election results in districts where immigration was an issue show that blaming immigrants for society’s ills may be becoming a less effective political strategy.

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Latino Skepticism Over Transition’s Inclusiveness.
Latino opinion leaders are positive about President-elect Barack Obama, but they are dissatisfied with the responsiveness of his transition team and the Democrats to Latinos, a new study says.

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FI2W RADIO PIECES AND PODCASTS:

> Hispanic Businesses Thrive In Detroit, Despite Poor Economy: FI2W’s Martina Guzman on WDET
> Analyzing the Latino Vote: Pilar Marrero on PRI’s The World
> Morning in Harlem: Voices of Immigrant and First-Time Voters in New York
> Back to Where It All Started: John Rudolph and Eduardo de Oliveira on New Hampshire Public Radio.
> Immigrant Voters in New Hampshire: Eduardo de Oliveira on New York Public Radio
> Polish Voters in Greenpoint: Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska on WNYC, New York Public Radio.
> What Motivates Immigrant Voters?: The World Interview With Aswini Anburajan
> Election Fever in Greenpoint: Polish Immigrants Form Long Lines to Vote
> Two Bangladeshis and An Argentinean Walk Into A Polling Place…
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