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Behind the Headline: July 12

7/12/2018

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MIREMS chooses a story from our daily advisory reports to share on our blog. These cross-cultural translation summaries are a first hand look at what ethnic and multilingual media are reporting on across the country.

Canadian immigration options available to people in US - Hindi

Source: CMR FM 101.3 Voice Radio Hindi, a radio show based in Toronto, Canada.

Translated Summary: An immigration consultant on the show said there are many programs through which people in the United States may be eligible to immigrate to Canada. However, every pathway, whether temporary or permanent, requires a plan to immigrate. People in the US with legal status can come to Canada through the Working Holiday Visa. Individuals in the US between 18 and 30 years of age can qualify under this program. They can get a work permit for up to 12 months. US nationals can also get a work permit under NAFTA. This program usually does not require a candidate to have an LMIA-based job offer. An intracompany transfer is an option as well. The consultant said that many of her clients have immigrated to Canada through the Express Entry, Quebec immigration program and Provincial Nomination Programs.

Originally aired July 06 2018

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Ocasio-Cortez's win: Demographics or diligence?

7/5/2018

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A huge upset was won by a young, progressive, Latina woman in New York. The otherwise under-reported race saw Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s budget of $300,000 face off against veteran Democrat Joe Crowley—whose budget was ten times that. Her victory stunned the nation, and Ocasio-Cortez has credited her success with hard work on the ground level. 
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Ocasio-Cortez's reaction the moment she saw she won the primary.
Her win led many publications to comment on the importance of connecting with minority communities as primaries heat up ahead of November’s elections. An analysis by Harry Enten for CNN said “Democratic candidates need to appeal to minority voters with increasingly urgency.” 
 
“In Ocasio-Cortez's case, she was a Latina woman running in a district where over two-thirds of citizens of voting age were nonwhite,” says Enten. 

This sentiment was echoed around the country, and is something that MIREMS knows well. In a diversifying nation, the voices of all are important and worth listening to. However, many criticising the race or shocked by the victory have leaned on the fact that she won by demographics alone. Ocasio-Cortez and the data say otherwise. 

An article in the Spanish source El Diario out of New York quoted Steve Romalewski with the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center saying “that the idea that changing demographics led to the victory was not corroborated. Most of her votes did not come from predominantly Hispanic areas, although that would have been expected.” 
 
Reporting from The Intercept says more than just majority-minority districts made the difference for Ocasio-Cortez, but neighborhoods with changing demographics.
 
Whatever the magic ingredient for Ocasio-Cortez’s win, MIREMS continues to pay attention to multicultural and multilingual media on the ground reporting in our communities. Making these voices accessible to decision makers—even future decision makers—is MIREMS' mandate.
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