About the Author

Sandra Lilley

  • Bio:

    Sandra loves being an active part of our “national conversation”, on everything from politics, education and the economy to the latest books and people in the news. Sandra started out in Telemundo-NY as a general assignment reporter and later News Director. She was also a Dayside Managing Editor at MSNBC and a Planning Editor for the NBC Domestic Desk. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Sandra studied history at Brown University, and currently lives in New Jersey with her family. Sandra hopes our site inspires and informs Latinos as they work toward their family’s “American Dream.”

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Delegates watch a video presentation during an abbreviated session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Republican Latinos unite behind Romney and focus on the economy

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Today is the day that Governor Mitt Romney formally goes from Republican presidential hopeful to the Republican nominee for President - and Latino Republicans … Read More

Craig Romney, seen here at a Latino event at the Republican National Convention, was talking to Latino business owners in North Carolina, a swing state.

“We need the Hispanic vote and we want to win it,” says Craig Romney

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Ybor City, Fla.- At one of the high-profile Republican convention evening soirees, titled "Nuestra Noche" (Our Night),  Mitt Romney's son spoke about the … Read More

As the Republican convention gets ready to begin, Latino leaders are stressing it's a big tent and they're counting on Latinos, despite mixed messages on their immigration platform.

Despite mixed signals on immigration, Republican leaders vow to appeal to Latinos

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Tampa, Fla. - The topic of immigration swiftly dominated the first press conference addressed to Hispanic journalists.  The press conference opened with a new … Read More

RNC Chairman Reince Preibus gets the stage ready for the upcoming Republican convention in Tampa, Florida.

Republicans ready for convention, but are they ready to attract Latino voters?

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TAMPA, Fla.- Neither wind nor rain is stopping thousands of Republicans from gathering here in Tampa to officially nominate Governor Mitt Romney as the 2012 … Read More

All eyes will be on the Republican leadership and Republican Latinos during next week's GOP convention in Tampa.

7 facts about Latino Republicans you didn’t know

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1. The first U.S. Senator of Mexican-American descent, Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, was a Republican. 2. George H.W. Bush, then Republican National Cmte … Read More

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda issued its blueprint for public policy measures and is calling for both parties to implement these in their platforms.

Frustrated Hispanic organizations issue ‘Latino’ agenda, set sights on conventions

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The political parties are busy drafting their platforms - but a group consisting of 30 Latino organizations has issued its own 'blueprint' for the Latino … Read More

Popular television and radio host Cristina Saralegui will speak at the Democratic National Convention.

Cristina Saralegui to speak at Democratic convention

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Cristina Saralegui, the popular Latina television host who has been referred to as the "Hispanic Oprah,"  will speak at the Democratic National Convention, … Read More

Latino voters in Florida. (Getty Images/Gaston De Cardenas)

Republican target: 38 percent of Latinos, but new GOP immigration platform an issue, say experts

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Romney advisers have hit on a target goal of 38 percent of the Latino vote in order to win the White House this November, according to a report today in The … Read More

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Telemundo Latin America News Roundup Monday, August 20, 2012

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Here are the latest news from Telemundo's Minuto 59 Latin America news roundup for August 20, 2012: Mexican authorities replaced police officers in the Mexico … Read More

A new Pew Hispanic Report finds Latino college students have reached new milestones in enrollment rates.

Report: Latinos are the largest minority group on college campuses

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Latinos have achieved a significant milestone - for the first time ever, young Latinos make up a record 16.5 percent of U.S. college students, matching … Read More