Morning NewsTaco
Thursday July 12, 2012
Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father’s Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says (Huffington Post): Prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus gave Mitt Romney points for speaking to the NAACP Wednesday — but said he clearly didn’t learn whatever lessons his father taught him about civil rights and the right to vote.
Romney a no-show at Latino conference: Insult or lost opportunity? (Los Angeles Times): Mitt Romney’s failure to attend the National Council of La Raza’s annual meeting held in Las Vegas this week is drawing fire from some critics who suggest the Republican nominee’s decision to send a video in his place is an insult to Latinos.
Romney campaign airs new Spanish language ad (CNN): Mitt Romney’s campaign released a new Spanish language television ad on Wednesday, featuring the candidate’s son, Craig, as he urges voters to “get to know” his dad.
New Spanish language ads go after Romney (CNN): Three key swing states – Colorado, Nevada and Florida – will see a new Spanish language ad attacking Mitt Romney start airing Thursday in a $4 million buy from two Democratic third party groups.
Latina moms influential in election, but want more answers (CNN): In the battle for the soccer mamis, let’s just say Tuesday was a gooooooooooal for the Obama campaign. But perhaps not so great for the mamis.
When the Law Targets Latinos: The Battles Yet to Be Fought (The Daily Beast): Latinos across the country are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act—and rightly so. Currently, 1 in 3 Latinos are uninsured, and the community stands to benefit greatly by improvements in health-care access. However, important battles for immigrants and Latinos remain.
Debate intensifies over state election laws (USA Today): Four months away from a presidential election still considered a tossup, new battles are brewing over state election laws. Opponents say the laws will depress voter turnout. Supporters say they’re necessary to ensure fair elections.
US citizen sues federal government after being wrongly flagged as deportable immigrant under Secure Communities program (U.S. News & World Report): A 25-year old Illinois man who says he was wrongly held in a maximum-security prison for two months after being incorrectly flagged by a controversial fingerprint-sharing system as a deportable immigrant is suing the federal government.
Feds: No change in illegal immigration checks by Arizona police since ruling (CNN): Federal authorities have seen no change in the number of illegal immigration checks sought by local Arizona police and allowed under a state law partly upheld by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, officials said Wednesday.
Arizona Immigration Activists Mobilize Latino Vote (NPR): For years, Maricopa County, Ariz., has been ground zero in the debate over immigration. On one hand, the massive county, which includes the state capital of Phoenix, has a growing Latino population. On the other, it’s home to publicity savvy Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has made his name by strictly enforcing, some say overstepping, immigration laws.
Time for the GOP to hit reset on immigration (The Hill): With Congress on recess for all of August and the 2012 elections looming, not much is expected to happen on Capitol Hill in the next few months. While legislative gridlock is unpopular with the public, it might actually be good for the GOP, as it gives them time to re-assess their stance on immigration.
More Latino Children Would Go Hungry Under Roby Amendment (Center For American Progress): Far too many eligible Latino children are going hungry without nutritional assistance, and the Roby amendment would make an already terrible situation significantly worse.
Drop the ‘i’ word? Debating the term ‘illegal immigrant’ (MSNBC): Whenever I write stories about illegal immigrants, I receive complaints that I should “drop the ‘i’ word” (which is also the name of a campaign to end the use of the term “illegal” when referring to illegal immigrants). In the interest of bringing this debate into the open, we solicited a few short opinion pieces from leading voices on immigration issues. We also asked the co-editor of the AP Stylebook, a key arbiter of word usage for journalists, to share his thoughts.
