Women and Minorities in Politics

Oct 28, 2008

Center for American Progress Action Fund

A panel discussion was held on the progress and remaining challenges faced by Hispanic women in participating in politics and life. Among the topics the addressed were the 2008 presidential election campaign, immigration and citizenship lokicy, education and health care auality, employment issues, and Latino participation in the political .. Read More
A panel discussion was held on the progress and remaining challenges faced by Hispanic women in participating in politics and life. Among the topics the addressed were the 2008 presidential election campaign, immigration and citizenship lokicy, education and health care auality, employment issues, and Latino participation in the political process. Vanessa Cardenas moderated.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:40:15 none WHAT REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT WE ARE A SEPARATE CLASS. WE ARE ALREADY A U.S. CITIZEN. WE LEAVE THE MAINLAND...
00:40:45 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO LEARN IN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ELECTION THIS YEAR. IT WAS SO INTERESTING TO HAVE ...
00:41:23 Unidentified Speaker AND A LOT HAS TO DO WITH THE CLINTON LEGACY. THOSE WERE GOOD YEARS FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY. THERE...
00:42:16 Unidentified Speaker THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO STARTED HILLARY LAND. IT WAS A GROUP OF HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTERS WHEN SHE WAS...
00:43:36 Unidentified Speaker THE RESOURCES THAT THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN ALLOCATED WAS SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF THE SURROGATES THAT...
00:44:04 Unidentified Speaker WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT THERE IS A TRADITION IN LATIN AMERICA OF WOMEN BEING PRESIDENT. IN NICARAGUA...
00:45:41 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS A NONPARTISAN PANEL. LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ISSUES. WHAT IS DRIVING LATINAS...
00:46:05 Unidentified Speaker IMMIGRATION IS IMPORTANT, BUT I DO NOT THINK IT IS THE ONLY THING FOR THE TEAM DOES. -- FOR LATINAS....
00:47:31 Unidentified Speaker EDUCATION HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS DRIVEN LATINOS TO RUN FOR OFFICE. A LOT OF LATINOS START AT THE...
00:49:03 Unidentified Speaker ONE OF THE PARTS THAT I AM FASCINATED ABOUT IS HOW THE UNION AT THE GRASS LUKE -- GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL...
00:49:29 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS A RECENT STUDY THAT WAS DONE BY THE AFL-CIO. YOU CAN FIND IT ON THERE WEBSITE. IT WAS A...
00:53:03 Unidentified Speaker AND DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
00:53:07 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE IDEA IS WHAT OUR WOMEN'S ROLES IN THE POLICY ARENA AND THE POLITICAL ARENA?...
00:54:47 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE COMMUNICATIONS AND GETTING PEOPLE CONSPIRED TO GET INVOLVED. I HAVE TO...
00:56:29 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE MOTIVATED TO VOTE AS THE ISSUES AFFECT US PERSONALLY. AS WE SEE IT LATINO FAMILIES BEING MORE...
00:57:59 Unidentified Speaker I DID SHOW A SLIDE ABOUT HOW 56% OF LATINA U.S. CITIZENS WERE REGISTERED TO VOTE. 51% OF MALE U.S....
00:58:46 Unidentified Speaker THE TREND IS CHANGING. AND THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION AND THERE HAS BEEN MATURATION. THE ISSUES ON...
00:59:43 Unidentified Speaker EDUCATION IS FIRST. IT HAS SPENT AT THE TOP OF THE ISSUES FOR LATINOS. I THOUGHT THAT IMMIGRATION...
01:00:25 Unidentified Speaker IMMIGRATION RATES, I THOUGHT YOU SAID RAIDS.
01:00:29 Unidentified Speaker IMMIGRATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT IS NOT ONLY -- THE ONLY DRIVING ISSUE OF THE ELECTION. ...
01:02:00 Unidentified Speaker FOR THOSE IN LIMBO, IT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. POLITICALLY, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE OTHER SIDE ATTACKING...
01:03:21 Unidentified Speaker I LOST TRACK OF TIME. I THINK IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR Q & A. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A MICROPHONE? THERE IS...
01:03:47 Unidentified Speaker I AM WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED RAISING WOMEN'S VOICES FOR THE HEALTH CARE THAT WE NEED. A FEW OF...
01:04:37 Unidentified Speaker THROWING IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE BUS IS NOT AN ANSWER IN TERMS OF, THAT WILL BE OUR BIG STUMBLING BLOCK...
01:05:30 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS NO EASY SOLUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING WITH THE BUDGET SHORTFALLS...
01:06:57 Unidentified Speaker NEXT QUESTION. SOMEBODY RAISED THEIR HAND.
01:07:08 Unidentified Speaker I AM WITH CAPITAL PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION, WHICH IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE...
01:07:48 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD LOVE TO COMMENT ON THAT. I NOT ONLY CAMPAIGNED ON EDUCATION, BUT I STAYED ACTIVE THROUGH SEVERAL...
01:10:11 Unidentified Speaker WE DID A GREAT JOB IN REACHING OUT AND VOLUNTEERING. THERE ARE GREAT PROGRAMS BEING RUN BY A LATINO...
01:11:05 Unidentified Speaker SPEAKING OF EDUCATION, THAT IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS ELECTION IS IN TERMS OF WHAT...
01:12:22 Unidentified Speaker ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THERE ARE TWO MORE.
01:12:31 Unidentified Speaker BY M WITH THE HISPANIC OUTLOOK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. -- I AM WITH THE HISPANIC PUBLIC FOR HIGHER EDUCATION....
01:13:24 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO ARGUE ON BOTH SIDES. 15 YEARS AGO I STUDIED THE KEYNOTE CANDIDATES -- LATINO CANDIDATES...
01:15:24 Unidentified Speaker I THINK AS MORE WOMEN GET INTO POSITIONS OF POWER OR IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE...
01:16:55 Unidentified Speaker I THOUGHT I SAW ONE MORE.
01:17:09 Unidentified Speaker I AM AN INTRAMURAL RESEARCH TRADING AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. MY QUESTION IS, YOU SPOKE...
01:17:54 Unidentified Speaker SPEAKING FROM A WOMAN'S ORGANIZATION, I DO AGREE, MIKE GORDON THE SHAPE -- ORGANIZATION PRIMARILY...
01:19:23 Unidentified Speaker THE POLITICAL PROCESS IS SO CRITICAL. OUR CENTER IS NONPARTISAN, BUT WHAT ARE THE CANDIDATES SAYING...
01:21:44 Unidentified Speaker IN THE ARGUMENT WE DO WORK ON PRISONER REENTRY PROGRAMS. WE DO PARTNER UP WITH COMPANIES THAT CREATE...
01:23:17 Unidentified Speaker HOW DO YOU AVOID HAVING TO DEAL WITH THAT? WHY ARE THEY GETTING IN TROUBLE? YOU CAN DISCOUNT THE FACT...
01:24:43 Unidentified Speaker THE DROPOUT RATE, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL? THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS IN...
01:25:22 Unidentified Speaker EDUCATION IS THE MAIN FACTOR. ONE OF THE THINGS I READ RECENTLY IS THE PROGRAMS LIKE HEAD START AND...
01:26:01 Unidentified Speaker ONE MORE QUESTION. THERE IS THE QUESTION RIGHT OVER HERE. THAT WILL BE THE LAST.
01:26:14 Unidentified Speaker HELLO. I AM A WASHINGTON NATIVE. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT ONE STATISTIC. I WAS READING GERALDO RIVERA'S...
01:28:27 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT IT BEGINS WITH US, THE LATINO COMMUNITY SAYING ENOUGH AND CALLING OUT THESE RIGHT-WING...
01:30:38 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO ONE OF THE EARLIEST FIGHTS THAT WE HAD. THAT IS THAT HISPANICS GAINED CLOUT....
01:32:51 Unidentified Speaker A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED WITH DON IMUS. HE GOT TAKEN OFF OF THE AIR BECAUSE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY...
01:33:45 Unidentified Speaker ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO IS TO PUT THIS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT. EVERYTIME WE ARE IN A WAR, BUT...
01:35:20 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE GOING TO END SOON. I AM SURE YOU, AS A NEW PRESIDENT, HAVE GRAND AMBITIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION....
01:36:47 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE IS A CAMPAIGN CALLED A STOP THE HATE. THERE IS A WEBSITE,...
01:37:17 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE TO SEE THESE THINGS WHILE THEY ARE LIVE. YOU GET THE PRESIDENTS OF THESE COMPANIES -- YOU...
01:37:27 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS ADVERTISERS ON THE SHOWS. THE TEAM DOES HAVE PURCHASING POWER. WHY ARE WE PURCHASING GOODS...
01:37:52 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE TO GET OUR OWN CLUBS AND GET ONTO THESE WEBSITES AND SO ON. I WANT TO THANK OUR PANEL. YOU...
01:38:08 Unidentified Speaker HAVE COLOMBIAN, HAVE YOU BEEN.
01:38:10 Unidentified Speaker ELLIS OF THE DOOR.
01:38:11 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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