Daily NewsTaco
Tuesday October 9, 2012
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco
Latino Unemployment Dips Slightly Below 10% to Lowest Rate in 4 Years (Politic 365): There’s not much here about Latino unemployment besides the headline. But it’s notable because it’s one of the few media reports about Latino unemployment that I’ve seen since the latest numbers were released last week.
Can Latino voters tip the outcome in the Western battleground states? (NBC Latino): Suddenly, Mitt Romney’s performance in the Presidential debate emphasizes the importance of the Latino vote in swing states. It turns out that President Obama needs Latino voters more than ever, especially in places like Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. It’s fascinating to see the political landscape change so quickly: Romney surges on a debate bump and Latinos in the Mountain west become pivotal for Obama… Good article.
No Immigration Charges Filed Against Activist in Traffic Stop (New York Times): This is what happens when a huge spotlight is focused on a flash point, inadvertent as it may be. The Filipino Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who outed himself as an undocumented worker was arrested last week in Minnesota for driving without a license. He was delivered to immigration officials who promptly let him go. Apparently he’s too small a fish for ICE to detain. I think he’s too big a target for the feds to mess with. Read the piece, decide for yourself.
Immigration requests flood O.C. schools (Orange County Register): Laws have consequences… In this case, the DREAM Presidential directive known as Deferred Action has caused a ruckus and a backlog at local school disctricts where young people are expected to get the proof needed to obtain their relief. This may have something to do with the relatively low number of applications for deferrals, so far.
Latinos race against voter deadline (CNN): You could make a cheap joke about “Latino time” here, but that’s not what this is about. Today’s the deadline for voter registration for the election in November and for many reasons, including voter ID laws and other voter restricting orders, the registration efforts in the Latino community have been slow to start and gain steam.
