Romney’s Approval Among Latino Voters Dominates Today’s Latino Politics Headlines
Can Romney’s Mexico ties, Spanish ads woo Latino voters?: Romney mentioned his family’s connections to Mexico on the campaign trailearlier this month, then released a slew of new political ads, including Spanish ads in Florida, a state with a high concentration of Latinos. In one of the ads, Romney’s son Craig, who speaks Spanish, talks about liberty, opportunity and how the United States is a country where “anything is possible.”
Romney Snubbing Hispanics?: While there have been a long slog of GOP debates, and people may be asking why any more encounters matter at this point — Hispanic Americans want their turn at bat and are working hard to pull off ‘the Hispanic issues conversation’ next Wednesday. Only problem is that Mitt Romney won’t return calls and say yes or no to attending.
Mitt Romney Has Fences to Mend to Gain Hispanic Votes: Mitt Romney, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential candidate, made his first attempts to gain critical support from Latino voters this month, but failed to confront his own negative record on issues of high priority to Latino voters.
Immigration position could cost Romney: Mitt Romney’s rigid position on illegal immigration and embrace of Kris Kobach, former law professor and architect of a law to rid Arizona of illegal aliens, may well cost him the fall election, even if helps him win the Republican nomination.
After Gingrich Win, Florida and Latino Voters Take Center Stage: For the first time, Hispanic Republicans will get their shot to significantly weigh in on the national race for the GOP nominee. The remaining candidates roll into the Sunshine State, albeit licking their wounds and practicing their best Spanish phrases, with everything at stake in the winner take all state that hands its 50 delegates as the top prize.
The Latino Vote is Still Fair Game: With the election a mere 10 months away, potential GOP candidates are strategizing how to gain support from the Latino community. President Obama, without having to focus on running against an opponent in the primaries, has already begun reaching out to the Hispanic population.
Why Obama’s Re-Election Hinges On the Hispanic Vote: Some Democrats worry that Obama’s record on immigration may depress his turnout and support within the Hispanic community; the data suggest, however, that they are worrying more than they should.
White House officials reach out to San Jose’s Latino community during all-day summit: The 500 participants who attended the White House Hispanic Community Action Summit at Evergreen Valley College, one of many being held around the country, were encouraged to voice their gripes and worries about the problems gripping the nation during tough economic times. They were also asked to come up with some solutions.
Obama’s State of the Union speech to focus on ‘return to American values’: In a video distributed to campaign supporters Saturday morning, the president said his speech before Congress should be viewed as his “blueprint for an American economy that’s built to last,” a slogan designed to evoke blue-collar imagery and draw contrasts with his Republican rivals.
Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes: Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and Hispanic, young and old, homeowners and homeless. What they have in common: They’re all on food stamps.
Rubio Weighs in on Immigration, But Flavor is on Primary: The Senator, who is being whispered about as a possible future running mate to the eventual Republican nominee, discussed an array of issues, with a considerable amount of attention spent on economic concerns.
New legislative maps call for ‘profound’ changes in Central Florida: A House redistricting panel developing new legislative districts settled on a proposal Friday that creates two new minority-leaning seats within Orange and Osceola counties and scrambles the political maps across Metro Orlando.
Immigration advocates to fight license-law repeal: Days before the state Legislature convenes, opponents of Gov. Susana Martinez’s effort to halt issuance of New Mexico driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants gathered Saturday at a Roman Catholic church in Santa Fe to share information and talk about lobbying efforts.
Hispanics have yet to make inroads in Arkansas politics: Despite rapidly growing numbers, Hispanics are largely absent from government offices in Arkansas, a situation that some are working to change. “There is no legislator, no mayor,” said Angela Schnuerle, chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus.
Redwood City’s first Latina mayor hopes to engage others: Two out of five people living in Redwood City are Latino. But until Alicia Aguirre, only two or three had ever served on its city council, according to her research.
NCLR Convention Likely Headed to KC in 2015: A national Hispanic civil rights group is leaning toward bringing its convention to Kansas City after pulling an earlier gathering from the city over a controversial appointment by former Mayor Mark Funkhouser.
