Morning NewsTaco
Thursday August 16, 2012
Univision Protestes Lack of Hispanic Moderator for Presidential Debate (Variety): Univision’s Randy Falco today sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, expressing disappointment that no Hispanic journalists were selected as moderators of the upcoming presidential and vice presidential debates. Instead, the commission selected Bob Schieffer, Jim Lehrer, Candu Crowley and Martha Raddatz.
MALDEF Announces Investigation Into New Mexico Minority Students’ Lagging Performance (Hispanically Speaking News): At a conference held by New Mexico’s Latino Education Task Force, an attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) said his organization has launched an investigation into the state’s persistent low graduation rates and test scores among Hispanic students.
Ariz. Governor Jan Brewer stirs a new immigration policy controversy (Associated Press/CBS): In Arizona, which passed one of the nation’s toughest anti-immigration laws, Gov. Jan Brewer signed an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies to deny driver’s licenses and other public benefits to illegal immigrants who obtain work authorizations under a new federal program.
Up to 1.7 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth May Benefit from New Deportation Rules (Pew Research Center): Up to 1.7 million of the 4.4 million unauthorized immigrants ages 30 and under could potentially qualify for a new Obama administration program that goes into effect tomorrow that would shield them from deportation and enable them to apply for temporary but renewable work permits, according to new estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.
Deferred action could help Obama push Latino voters to polls (MSNBC): Jose Diaz-Balart discusses the importance of Obama administration’s deferred action initiative, its impact on the election and which key states could determine whether the president wins.
Pennsylvania judge won’t block voter ID law (NBC): A Pennsylvania judge denied a request Wednesday to block enforcement of the state’s new voter identification law. Judge Robert Simpson said the law “imposes only a limited burden on voters’ rights, and the burden does not outweigh the statute’s plainly legitimate sweep.”
Voter ID laws: Threatening our right to vote (Washington Post): Four years ago, Americans celebrated the election of our nation’s first black president, a monumental moment. And this year marks the 47th anniversary of the Voting Right Act of 1965, the (Darren Hauck – Reuters) landmark legislation that has protected the constitutional rights of tens of millions of Americans. Both of these events have led many Americans to believe that the need to vigilantly protect voting rights is a thing of the past.
Texas GOP vows to defend Voter ID; Latino vote in Southwest could decline (NBC): NALEO still is concerned about confusion over new ID legislation, Bacalao said. The organization is focusing on voter education so that Latinos are not discouraged from voting because they are misinformed about what documents they need, he said.
Joe the Plumber proposes to “start shooting” immigrants to address illegal immigration (NBC Latino): Ohio Congressional candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher, also known as “Joe the Plumber,” declared his stance on illegal immigration by advocating to “start shooting” on the border at a political event over the weekend in Prescott, AZ.
