As discussed here earlier, LaVibra.com carried a Spanish-language simulcast of Senator Barack Obama’s appearance on the MTV and MySpace Presidential Candidate Dialogue Series.
Yesterday, during the program, Senator Barack Obama briefly shifted from being questioned to asking questions. He was asked about immigration by a young woman whose father had been deported. He expressed empathy and asked if her father had been able to return. No, she answered. How long ago was this, Obama asked. Three years, she said.
It was a simple exchange and not terribly important in the overall electoral race. But, it marks some kind of symbolic turning point when a young Latina openly states on national television that her father was deported and proceeds to ask an African American presidential candidate if he might have a solution for her and others facing the same problem.
Here is El Diario/La Prensa’s take on the exchange. By the way, ImpreMedia Digital CEO Arturo Durán reports a 50% jump in traffic at LaVibra.com as a result of the Obama appearance.
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October 30, 2007 at 2:03 pm |
I missed this. Wow, it sounds like it was a good exchange.