Morning NewsTaco
Thursday June 14, 2012
Aging Hispanics double in Washington, pose health-care challenge (The Seattle Times): Large numbers of migrant workers who came to the state decades ago and stayed after amnesty in the 1980s allowed them to become citizens are now well into their 60s and suffering from health problems related to years of farm work.
Young Latinos Have Fastest Growing Rate Of Diabetes, Study Says (Huffington Post): It might be hard to tell a chubby-cheeked gordito that he can have only one helping of flan after dinner, but doctors say a healthy diet and good exercise habits are the key to fixing one of the Latino community’s scariest health problems.
50 Million: The State of Latino Health in NYC 2012 (PR Newswire/Sacramento Bee): Although 20% of the US Population is Latino, only 2% of all healthcare executives are prepared to address Latino healthcare challenges.
Graduation Rate Increase Propelled by Latino Achievement (U. S. News & World Report): The nation’s high schoolgraduation rate climbed for the second straight year, spurred largely by significant gains among Latino students, according to a report released last week.
Alberto Gonzales: Immigration Flip-Flop Worth Political Risk For Mitt Romney (Huffington Post): After a primary full of hardline statements on immigration, from vowing to veto the Dream Act to promising to encourage “self-deportation,” presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has quieted down on the issue.
Obama’s immigration policy a shell game (CNN): The Obama administration calls its policy on illegal immigrants “prosecutorial discretion.” In reality, we’re finding out, it amounts to business as usual, deporting huge numbers of hard-working immigrants.
Chicago suburb rejects immigrant detention center (Associated Press/Fox News): A Chicago suburb has rejected a plan to build to build a federal immigrant detention center in the community, putting a stop to a project that generated months of protests by residents and immigrant rights activists.
Ariz. governor wants police ready for immigration law ruling (USA Today): The U.S. Supreme Court could rule as early as Monday on the future of Arizona’s controversial immigration law Senate Bill 1070, and Gov. Jan Brewer wants to make sure law enforcement is ready.
New Romney ad aims for Latino votes by slamming Obama (Houston Chronicle): A new “Romney for President” video is the latest attempt by the Romney campaign to appeal to Hispanic voters.
