Voto Latino Google Hangout<\/a> together, and talked about what the ruling means for the community. Latin rock star Juanes also tweeted about ending deportations, which Democrats like Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Tony Cardenas retweeted.<\/p>\nOne person familiar with outreach to multiple prominent Latin music artists said they have been approached by the administration about spreading the word about programs their fans may qualify for.<\/p>\n
These less informal efforts are part of a broader Spanish-language effort by the White House that’s continuing even as the program has been suspended. On Wednesday, Obama will sit down with Jose Diaz-Balart, who anchors two shows on Telemundo as well as MSNBC’s The Rundown with José DÃaz-Balart<\/i>. The one-hour town hall, as it is being billed, will be taped at Florida International University in Miami, and is an opportunity for Obama to message to Latinos in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n
Two days after the injunction, Univision announced “Immigration Week,” which the network just completed. In major markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Houston, the network ran programming centered on educating Hispanics on the executive action process and explaining what the court ruling means, and featured Cecilia Mu\u00c3\u00b1oz, the architect of Obama’s immigration policy on Al Punto<\/i> — think Meet the Press<\/i> in Spanish. The network also launched<\/a> an interactive online tool after the injunction titled “Everything you need to know about the suspension of executive action” in Spanish.<\/p>\nThe tone of this Spanish-language effort is twofold: a massive effort to convince potential applicants that the program is safe and will ultimately happen, despite the court ruling — and a more partisan attack.<\/p>\n
Democrats see this as an opportunity to draw a distinction between themselves and Republicans in the minds of Latino voters. One source with knowledge of a congressional Democrat’s plans said additional efforts are underway to use Spanish-language media to tell the story of Republican opposition to the executive actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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