Morning NewsTaco
Monday June 11, 2012
Hispanic voters targeted in new ad blitz for Obama (Associated Press/U.S. News & World Report): One of the nation’s largest unions and a Democratic super PAC supporting President Barack Obama launched a joint $4 million Spanish-language advertising campaign on Monday, targeting Hispanic voters.
Obama Targets Disillusioned Hispanic Voters en Español (New York Magazine): The Obama campaign’s latest effort to win over Hispanic voters sounds extremely familiar — except it makes the case for a second term in Spanish. The pro-Obama super-PAC Priorities USA and the Service Employees International Union have teamed up to release their first Spanish-language ad. The TV commercial, which starts airing on Monday in Colorado, Nevada, and Florida, features some of Mitt Romney’s most familiar gaffes, followed by commentary from Latino voters. CNN provides a translation for those who failed Spanish 101.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Lawyers Respond to Federal Suit (Associated Press/Fox News Latino): Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s attorneys asked a federal court Friday to dismiss claims that his office discriminated against Latinos during his offices trademark immigration patrols and had a culture of disregard for basic constitutional rights.
CNN Poll: Americans weigh in on health care, immigration (CNN): A new poll released Friday gives insight on American attitudes toward two major cases the Supreme Court could rule on as early as Monday, one involving health care reform and the other on Arizona’s controversial immigration law.
Poll: Durbin DREAM Act more popular than Rubio alternative (The Hill): According to the Latino Decisions poll, 82 percent of Hispanics prefer Durbin’s Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which provides a pathway to citizenship for the children of immigrants living in the country illegally provided they have demonstrated good moral character and are either working toward completing a college degree or are serving in the armed forces.
Texas Democrats elect first Hispanic party chair (Associated Press/Houston Chronicle): Texas Democrats elected the first Hispanic to the state chairman’s position Saturday, a move indicating the party aims to play a greater role in the Republican-dominated state.
Hispanics lagging in voter participation (Houston Chronicle/New York Times): The nation’s rapidly growing Latino population is one of the most powerful forces working in President Barack Obama’s favor in many of the states that will determine his contest with Mitt Romney. But Latinos are not registering or voting in numbers that fully reflect their potential strength, leaving Hispanic leaders frustrated and Democratsworried as they increase efforts to rally Latinos.
With change in platform, GOP makes pitch for Hispanic votes (Fort Worth Star-Telegram): Grandma can stay. For Texas Republicans, immigration reform was as simple as those words, and now the party can dominate state elections for another generation.
Latino gains for California Congressional seats on hold (The Californian): For Hispanic congressional candidates, this past Tuesday’s California primary brought some stinging disappointments, raising questions about whether the Hispanic community stands “organizationally ready” to solve persistent registration and turnout problems, political analysts say.
College Seems Out of Reach for Many Hispanic Students (Hispanic Business): The college-application process is hard enough. Between studying for admissions tests, writing essays, and filling out financial-aid forms, many students find it overwhelming.
Univision in English? Finally It Gets in Step With the Hispanic Market (Ad Age): It must not have been an easy decision for Univision, the Spanish-language media giant, to join ABC in creating an English-language TV network and digital platform aimed at U.S. Latinos. Why? Because it departs sharply from Univision’s long-standing position that Spanish is the best way to communicate with Hispanics in this country.
