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The economy and 2012 presidential election

9:45

Latino Voters

2:44

Latinos and the 2012 Election

2:14

Latino boom

2:14

Diversity among Latinos means a variety of issues

8:24

More Latinos, More voters

7:04

NYC Comptroller John C. Liu delivers State of the City Address

On Thursday, February 16, 2012, for the first time in recent memory, the New York City Comptroller delivered a state of the city address. John C. Liu took the opportunity to talk about his background, his family's struggles and their conquer of the American dream. He laid out the current state of the city's economy, and mentioned his proposals to create jobs, save money and reduce the digital divide.

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The economy and 2012 presidential election

9:45

The economy and 2012 presidential election

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Ray Suarez and the panel discuss how the economy will play an even bigger factor during the 2012 elections than it did in 2008.

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Latino Voters

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National exit poll surveys in 2008 indicated that Obama won about two out of three Latino voters, but for 2012 the situation could be different, because in states like New York many Hispanics are concern about their vote and not sure if they will support obama in the next election. like they did in 2008

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Latinos and the 2012 Election

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Ted Hanken, chairman of the black and Hispanics department at Baruch College discusses the 2012 elections and its competitiveness given the fact that the economy is having a rough time recovering.

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Latino boom

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Julissa Gutierrez from NALEO, discusses how the number of Latino voters is projected to increase by 26 percent to a total of 12.2 million voters in 2012, according to a report by the national association of Latino elected and appointed officials educational fund.

Diversity among Latinos means a variety of issues

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Diversity among Latinos means a variety of issues

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Although Latinos are consider a singular group, Ray Suarez and panelists Maria Teresa Kumar, Alfonso Aguilar, Mark Hugo Lopez and Mario Lopez discuss the diversity among Latinos needs to be looked carefully to address the many issues that concerns the many groups within Latinos. But in the end immigration and labor seem to be the main concern for Latinos in general. Can politicians in Washingto...

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More Latinos, More voters

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Ray Suarez and panelists debate about how the Latino boom in states such as Georgia, Colorado, Nevada and several others have been reshaped due and could play a big factor in the next elections. Also, how these numbers could reshape the way campaigns address Latino voters.

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Who will get the Latino vote

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Ray Suarez and panelists Maria Teresa Kumar, Alfonso Aguilar, Mark Hugo Lopez and Mario Lopez discuss new census data, and how the new numbers will have an impact on the presidential campaign for both Republicans and Democrats. They also discuss what strategist will work for both parties in order to court the Latino vote when encountering economic and immigration issues.

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Is hate crime more hateful than crime?

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Tom Bowden, Diana Sen and Brent Wilkes debate the definition of hate crime and its implications of being categorize as a higher form of crime. They also discuss with Ray Suarez the history of the United States hate crimes and if they should to this date be consider a hate crime or just crime.

If you have the capital will there be no punishment?

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If you have the capital will there be no punishment?

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Ray Suarez and the panel discuss equality in law. the numbers don't lie when it comes to Latinos and minorities being unfairly treated in most cases when in court, or by local and state police.

Do latinos get different treatment from the criminal justice system?

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Do latinos get different treatment from the criminal justice system?

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Ray Suarez and the panel discuss how statistics show the differential treatment that the Latino community gets from the police and the criminal justice system. But the disparities don't stop there, the panel also discusses how within the economy, and education Latinos are systematically treated different.

9:10

Workplace discrimination

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Ray Suarez alongside Tom Bowden, Diana Sen and Brent Wilkes discuss how the playing field for workplace discrimination has change through the years. It's more difficult today to sue, or prove workplace discrimination. while Diana and Brent agree on a rampant wave of discrimination at the workplace Tom Bowden argues for the free market idea of if you don't like what you see, move on to another job.

2:37

Youth and justice

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According to statistics Latinos and minorities have higher percentage of incarceration and harsher sentences if compared to their white counterparts. Over 50 billion dollars a year spent in our prisons and a national fiscal crisis; should states try different methods with our youth or is it systematic problem far more complicated?

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Hate crime

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Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death, José Sucuzhanay... died after being beaten with a baseball bat, and both cases received national attention as two high profile cases of hate crimes. With such crime on the rise, will authorities pay closer attention?

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Police harassment

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In a city as diverse as New York with the largest police department in the country many Latinos have different experiences with how the police conduct themselves. This is the case of the residents and workers around one of the busiest avenues in queens; Roosevelt avenue who some have experience police harassment and others feel it's the police job to keep the street safe under many circumstances.