Latino leaders urge Barack Obama: Hire us

*Yes, strategically, the best thing they could have asked. Getting more Latinos in the federal workforce is a game changer. VL

By Anna Palmer, Politico

When top Hispanic lawmakers met with President Barack Obama earlier this year, the first issue they brought up wasn’t immigration reform. Their ask: Hire more Latinos.

And they haven’t let up, requesting meetings and pressing Obama and White House officials to make progress on diversifying the administration. They want a progress report by the end of the year.

The push is part of a broader change in strategy for Hispanic leaders. The movement built up its power as the fastest growing Democratic voting bloc in the country, one Obama himself relied on in both of his presidential campaigns.

Now Latino activists want to create a network across Washington of their own players …

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