just screams. there was a suspect. who do you believe killed irene garza. father john fyte. back then, a catholic priest. no evidence in this case right now points us in any other direction. so why is he still a freem ? free man? by all accounts, i rein garza was a remarkable woman. she kind of broke the mold. her younger cousin niome sigler. hispanics one side of town, anglos on another side and she kind of chance ended that. she was gentle and sweet and beautiful. linda is another cousin. she was really a role model and to see how she had gone
the neighborhoods, the schools. even in the hospital mexican americans and anglos were treat in separate wards. but when irene garza was born in 1934, her parents were determined that she and her sister josephine would transcend the discrimination together. we were very tight. we were very close because it was like us against all of those that were prejudice against us. prejudice against hispanics? hispanics, yes. and my dad fostered that because we re in it together. in their parents day, the public schools for mcallen s children only went to fifth grade, but the garzas had bigger dreams for their daughters. from the beginning we were told, when you go to college, when you go to college. it was something that was just a thing that was going to happen.
mcallen, texas in the 1930s was segregated. the neighborhoods, the schools, even in the hospital mexican americans and anglos were treated in separate wards. but when irene garza was born in 1934, her parents were convinced they would transend discrimination together. we were tight. close, it was us against those prejudice against us. hispanics? hispanics. my dad fathered that. in her parents day, the
just an accident he got 71%. they ran a subterranean campaign under the anglo media radar with people like the latina oprah. most anglos have never heard of her. you got me. cristina saralegui, huge host on univision. she cut ads with michelle obama. chris, here is the main point. if they hadn t run up the score, if they got 60 or 65% of the latino vote they still would have won the election but immigration reform would not be up right now at all. the republicans would not have gotten the message. so it s all about the election. good work. great reporting. we have a more recent, the vote in the senate last week. 76% of republicans voted against it. 14 votes out of 45 or 46. here is the question now, what do they do looking forward. if you are interested in presidential politics, you got to consider 80% of the electorate is hispanic and it will grow over our lifetime.
michael steele, and jonathan alter, author of the great new book the center holds: obama and his enemies which shows the story how obama won 71% of the latino vote, among other political truths, i must say, many truths in your book which is packed with facts. i love anecdotal facts. i like giant details. i tried to explain it wasn t just an accident he got 71%. they ran a subterranean campaign under the anglo media radar with people like the latina oprah. most anglos have never heard of her. you got me. christina, huge host on univision. she cut ads with michelle obama. chris, here is the main point. if they hadn t run up the score, if they got 60 or 65% of the latino vote they still would have won the election but immigration reform would not be up right now at all. the republicans would not have gotten the message. so it s all about the election. good work. great reporting.