Univisión’s anchor and reporter Jorge Ramos came to Contraportada to talk about his book A Country for All (Tierra de todos). In this extended version of the interview, Ramos explains how he balances his role as activist for immigration reform with being a fair and neutral anchor; why he thinks that the Declaration of Independence contains a promise to undocumented immigrants; how the illegal immigration flux can be stopped by investing in Latin America; and, finally, why he doesn’t rule out a political career. [Watch]
José Simián (1975) is a New York-based bilingual marketer, content strategist and editor. His articles and columns on politics, media and culture have been published by the New York Daily News, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Sports Illustrated Latino, Billboard en Español, Latina, Qué Pasa, Etiqueta Negra, La Tercera and El Mercurio. He is also the host and producer of Contraportada, a weekly interview segment with Latino artists and intellectuals on 24-hour news cable station NY1 Noticias, and Executive Editor of Manero. Before becoming a writer, José worked as a lawyer (JD Universidad de Chile, 2002; LLM Columbia University, 2005) and taught Jurisprudence and Law and Literature in Chile. He lives in Brooklyn.
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