Morning NewsTaco
Monday, April 30, 2012
Why Arizona’s Controversial Immigration Law Is Bad For Business (Forbes): There are good reasons business leaders and other community leaders in Arizona and across the country should be concerned about SB 1070, and whether it will be upheld by the Supreme Court.
Fewer Illegal Immigrants Stopped for Traffic Violations Will Face Deportation (The New York Times): Fewer illegal immigrants stopped by police for minor traffic violations would be held for deportation under changes announced Friday to a federal fingerprinting program, Department of Homeland Security officials said.
Supreme Court Decision Could Help Other Immigration Laws (Fox News Latino): …lawmakers in about a dozen states told The Associated Press they were interested in proposing Arizona-style laws if its key components are upheld by the Supreme Court. A ruling is expected in June on the Department of Justice’s appeal that the law conflicts with federal immigration policy.
The GOP’s elusive deal on the Dream Act (Washington Post): Until Republican standard-bearer Mitt Romney reverses his promise to veto the Dream Act, and the vast majority of the GOP stops targeting immigrants, the Hispanic caucus is right to decline to work with Mr. Rubio.
Immigration Reform: The Art of the Possible (Science Insider): Yesterday, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) described for attendees at the annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy sponsored by AAAS (publisher of ScienceInsider) how he was able to use the art of political compromise to update U.S. patent laws. But so far he’s been unwilling to apply the same principle to strengthen another pillar of U.S. innovation, namely, revising immigration laws to retain more highly skilled foreign scientists and engineers.
Sandoval still sees no need for Arizona-style immigration law in Nevada (Las Vegas Review-Journal): Gov. Brian Sandoval, who as a candidate angered Hispanics when he supported Arizona’s tough immigration laws two years ago, repeated his stance that a similar law is unnecessary in Nevada, regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Arizona case.
Rubio’s Hispanic appeal uncertain (Washington Post): Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) potential to court Hispanic voters is fueling speculation that Mitt Romney will pick him as a running mate. And his effort to develop an alternative to the DREAM Act is drawing attention, as the Republican Party seeks to reverse its losing dynamic among Hispanic voters, who supported Barack Obama by more than 2 to 1 in 2008.
A lively debate on hiring Latinos in the federal government (Washington Post): Is there a need for the Hispanic Council on Federal Employment? The next meeting of the advisory committee is scheduled for May 4, according to an announcement from the Office of Personnel Management. The purpose of the body, the Federal Register says, is to “advise the Director of the Office of Personnel Management on matters involving the recruitment, hiring, and advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workforce.”
Hispanics To GOP: Dont Double My Student Loans (Huffington Post): … there is a segment of Congress ready to allow the interest rates of subsidized college loans to double. This increase will affect over 7 million students as soon as July of this year. The proposed interest rate increase for student loans would be especially devastating for Hispanic students.
Report sounds warning on Latino education gap (Arizona Republic): A new report says Arizona hasn’t made much progress in closing the educational-achievement gap for Latinos in the past decade, and it predicts dire consequences to the state’s economy if nothing changes.
Hispanic children less likely to receive medication for abdominal pain in ED (News Medical): Results showed that black and Hispanic children were more likely to stay in the ED for more than six hours compared to white children. However, there were no racial differences in what tests were performed to evaluate the cause of abdominal pain or hospital admission rates.
