Morning NewsTaco
Thursday June 7, 2012
Romney woos Hispanics over economy (The Hill): Mitt Romney is using Hispanics’ double-digit unemployment rate to argue that the key voting bloc should support him instead of President Obama.
Romney taps Gutierrez to lead Hispanic leadership team (CNN): Carlos Gutierrez, the former secretary of Commerce, will lead Mitt Romney’s Hispanic Steering Committee, the presumptive Republican nominee announced Wednesday.
Would picking Rubio for VP be an insult to Hispanics? (CNN): David Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s top campaign strategist,said to Univision that putting Rubio on the ticket would be “an insult to the Hispanic community … if Gov. [Mitt] Romney thinks that’s sort of a get-out-of-jail-free card for all of the things and the positions that he’s taken.” My first thought was, “Who made Axelrod the barometer for the entire Hispanic community?”
With Little Momentum, Texas Democrats Hold Convention (The Texas Tribune): Texas Democrats limp into Houston on Thursday for yet another state party convention that will highlight how far they have sunk into statewide oblivion.
Jobs Report: Unemployment Hits Latinos Hard (Latina.com): The Bureau of Labor and Statistics has released a new jobs report, which showcases that Latino unemployment rates increased from 10.3% to 11% in April. The economic recession has also hit the African American community, which has an unemployment rate of 13%. The numbers reflect how deeply Latino workers have been affected by the job market with unemployment rates that are three points higher than the national average of 8.2%.
Monthly Latino Employment Report: Latino Workers Contribute to Colorado’s Economy (NCLR): The 2010 Census national data show that Colorado ranks among the top ten states with the largest proportions of Latinos and the largest growth in the Latino population between 2000 and 2010. Today, Latinos play an integral role in Colorado’s labor market and economy and will continue to do so in the future.
Compton voting rights ballot measure passing in early returns (LA Weekly): In early voting returns, a ballot measure that would change the way elections are run in Compton was passing handily — a development that could mean more representation for the city’s Latino population.
Fareed Zakaria Debriefs Immigration in Primetime Political Special (CNN): The provocative topic of U.S. immigration policy is the focus of the second election year special hosted by CNN’s and TIME’s Fareed Zakaria for CNN/U.S. and CNN International. Zakaria examines immigration policies in Japan, Europe, and Canada – and explores what we can learn from each. Two American thought leaders on immigration politics and policy – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NY), and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach(R-KS) – discuss their proposals for America’s immigration policy challenges.
Spanish debate “challenge” appears unlikely for Dewhurst, Cruz (KVUE): The GOP runoff in the race to replace U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas in full swing, Republican opponents David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz continued their heated battle with appearances on cable news talk shows over the weekend.
