Watching Paul Ryan's RNC speech in Janesville, WI

Our National Affairs Correspondent Cristina Costantini went back home to Wisconsin to watch Republican VP nominee's speech at La Hacienda Restaurant in his hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. More: univisionnews.tumblr.com and twitter.com/univisionnews

  1. Supermarket in Ryan's hometown: How Latinos have changed Janesville, WI instagr.am/p/O8ABeqNHij/
  2. Jose moved to Janesville 9 years ago. He supports Ryan but wishes he'd change his immigration policy instagr.am/p/O7On3xNHpY/
  3. The smell of cow farms near Janesille >>> @1980smetalmusic: @xtinatini Us Wisconsinites refer to it as "Dairy Air"
  4. Janesville crowd keeps adding the chant "in Janesville" to the end of Ryan's anecdotes about growing up #RNC2012
  5. Huge applause: graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters.
  6. Whenever I hear about Janesville I can't stop thinking about that Firefly episode.
  7. Me: "what's on garfield street?" Janesvillers: "the rich people."
  8. For the record, Paul Ryan ate in the Hacienda Real last year, restaurant owner tells me.
  9. Ryan: "I live on the same block where I grew up... Janesville is that kind of place." Why America can't see the global perspective #RNC2012
  10. Here's when the Janesville plant closed: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?idx=292945
  11. FACT: Paul Ryan blamed President Obama for a GM factory closing in Janesville, WI. The factory was slated to close BEFORE Obama took office.
  12. Ryan joins GOP fibfest, lying about Janesville GM plant, which closed in 2008 - before Obama was even elected. #nothisfault #RNC2012
  13. The closing of the GM plant pushed many Latino workers out of Janesville, according to local Hispanic community #RNC2012
  14. "WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo!!!!!" at Janesville reference. Smiles all around.
  15. "Obama lied to us on immigration. At least Ryan will help business owners" - Salvador, 30, moved to Janesville to open a restaurant #RNC2012
  16. Mexican music playing in the background of Ryan's speech in Janesville's Hacienda Real http://pic.twitter.com/jhkHAOeO
  17. "I wonder how many times he'll mention Janesville? Let's count!" - Proud Janesviller
  18. The coolest thing I saw while driving through Janesville, WI a few weeks back was a giant fiberglass cow. #RNC2012 http://pic.twitter.com/wSDbzkIu
  19. "I'll be damned, we're Republicans" also recieves huge laugh from Janesvillers.
  20. reporter on NBC-5 just said Paul Ryan is "nearly from a suburb of Chicago. Janesville, WI only 100 miles away." #33milesNorthofRockford

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