Morning NewsTaco
Thursday May 17, 2012
Why Women, Hispanics And Youth Won’t Save Obama (Forbes): While the president could still win those voting blocks, it is likely that the turnout will be lower and the spread between the president and Republican Mitt Romney will be smaller.
Census: Minority babies are now majority in United States (The Washington Post): For the first time in U.S. history, most of the nation’s babies are members of minority groups, according to new census figures that signal the dawn of an era in which whites no longer will be in the majority.
Minority Births Are New Majority (The Wall Street Journal): For the first time in U.S. history, whites of European ancestry account for less than half of newborn children, marking a demographic tipping point that is already changing the nation’s politics, economy and workforce.
Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S. (The New York Times): After years of speculation, estimates and projections, the Census Bureau has made it official: White births are no longer a majority in the United States.
Minority Rules: Who Gets To Claim Status As A Person Of Color? (NPR): Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren isn’t backing down from her claim of Native American ancestry, despite the apparent lack of primary documents proving that she’s 1/32nd Cherokee. The controversy surrounding Warren’s heritage led us to wonder — how much of a racial or ethnic heritage constitutes minority status? Should percentages of a bloodline matter at all?
Will GOP domestic violence bill hurt party with Hispanics? (USA Today): House of Representatives approved its version of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, and some GOP strategists worry that it could further hurt the party’s standing with Hispanics even as they try to court the ever-growing voting bloc.
N.Y. police challenged on illegal stops and searches (USA Today/Associated Press): Finding New York City’s attitude “deeply troubling,” a judge granted class action status Wednesday to a lawsuit that accuses police of discriminating against blacks and Hispanics with stops and searches without cause.
Votes on immigration policy could hurt VP chances for Sen. Portman, Rep. Ryan (The Hill): Controversial votes to crack down on illegal immigrants could hurt the chances of Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) or Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) landing on the Republican presidential ticket.
Remembering Carlos Fuentes, Mexico’s Grand Man of Letters (PBS): Carlos Fuentes was a prolific writer, penning novels, essays, newspaper articles and even an opera. Recognized as one of Latin America’s greatest literary figures and a politically outspoken artist, Fuentes brought stories from Mexico to the world stage. He died yesterday at the age of 83 in Mexico City.
