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Friday August 17, 2012

Federal court gives 5 Florida counties extra early voting days (The Washington Post): A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of early voting in this fall’s elections. The Republican-controlled Florida legislature last year cut the state’s number of early-voting days to 8 from 12. But the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the changes won’t happen in Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough and Monroe counties, which are covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

 Hispanic Republicans see the American Dream in Rubio (Examinar): While undocumented youths were braving the heat, standing in long lines, trying to at least, start the paper work, across town at the Hotel Omni, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio spoke before the Texas Hispanic Leadership Forum. Through out his speech, he was greeted with “applause and standing ovations” as he labeled Obama “a painful disaster for millions of Americans” and challenger Mitt Romney as both a successful businessman and “a successful person.”

Marco Rubio, in Houston appearance, calls Obama ‘a painful disaster’ (Houston Chronicle): Before an audience of Hispanic Republicans gathered in Houston, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio offered a preview of his remarks at the Republican National Convention, labeling President Barack Obama “a painful disaster for millions of Americans” and challenger Mitt Romney as both a successful businessman and “a successful person.”

Pa. Voter ID plaintiff gets card amid appeal (Kansas City Star): One of the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit to block Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law has been granted the identification necessary to cast her ballot despite lacking the documentation required to get the card.

Obama hopes to Latino voters give him a chance in N.C. (Washington Post): Spanish speakers dominate the apartments here, part of a Latino population that has risen to 8 percent of North Carolinians. Registered Latino voters have doubled since 2008, to roughly 100,000. Those voters represent a crucial opening for the president in a state where, on the face of it, Obama should not hope to win again. North Carolina, which will host the Democratic National Conventional next month, was his slimmest win four years ago, the state has the fourth-highest unemployment rate in the nation, and Democrats have struggled here in recent years.

New immigration initiative draws thousands to Navy Pier (Chicago Tribune): Thousands of people showed up to Navy Pier, carrying school transcripts, plane tickets and other proof of their time in the United States as they sought temporary protected status under an Obama administration program geared toward students and young adults in the country illegally.

Illegal Immigrants Line Up by Thousands for Deportation Deferrals (New York Times): Tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants waited excitedly in lines as long as a mile and thronged to information sessions across the country on Wednesday, the first day that a federal immigration agency began accepting applications for deportation deferrals that include permits to work legally.

Arizona Gov. Defies Obama, Denies Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants (Time): Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday ordered state agencies to deny driver’s licenses and other taxpayer-funded public benefits to young undocumented immigrants applying for temporary work permits under the new Obama administration policy.

The Growing Influence Of The American Latino (Media Post): The undeniable and growing influence of Latinos in U.S. media and culture has accelerated the interest of businesses and marketers who are looking to break through to this powerful market segment. The trillion-dollar question, however, is how to engage those Latinos whose demographics are segmented or currently under the radar.

Hispanics’ Move From Niche to Mainstream Goes Beyond Numbers (csnews): While any retailer needs only to look at the latest U.S. Census numbers to see that the Hispanic population — and its spending power — are important to their business, the move of Latinos from niche to mainstream is more than just the numbers. The numbers, as powerful as they are, only tell part of the story, Guy Garcia, president of new mainstream initiatives at EthniFacts, told the attendees of the 8th annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, taking place this week in Los Angeles. “There are changes under the surface,” he said. “We all feel it.”

Latinas leaving the nest sooner than men (NBC Latino): According to a study by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in 2007, before the recession, 12 percent of Latino men returned home. The figure has now grown to 21 percent. For Latinas the figure only increased from 9 to 11 percent.

USA’s Hispanic-heavy lineup bites back at El Tri in Mexico City (Goal.com): In the days leading up to the U.S. national team’s historic win at El Azteca, there was plenty made of Jurgen Klinsmann’s inclusion of five Mexican-Americans on his roster. In the Mexican press, the words weren’t so kind. The general agreement was that none of the American contingent was good enough to move the needle on El Tri’s vaunted radar, settling for Klinsmann’s squad instead. Wednesday night the Mexican-Americans made El Tri pay for that sentiment.

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