the Latino daily – Your Wednesday morning brief

WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2016

Good morning Taquistas!

There’s a welcomed spring rain in South-Central Texas this morning. Let’s get the news going, and look for an umbrella. . .

For all the talk about the Latino electorate and the Latino complaints that mainstream media and politics fail to see the differences in the Latino community, there’s this:

►Wednesday’s numbers

53.5 – The percentage of the U.S. electorate that is of Mexican origin.

13.8 – The percentage of the U.S. electorate that is of Puerto Rican origin.

6.6 – The percentage of the U.S. electorate that is of Cuban origin.

18.8 – The percentage of the U.S. electorate that is of Central and South American origin.

7.9 – The percentage of the U.S. electorate that is identified as “other Spanish” origin.

40 – The voter turnout rate of voters of Cuban origin.

25.4 – The voter turnout rate of voters of Puerto Rican origin.

24.3 – The voter turnout rate of voters of Mexican origin.

35 – The percentage of the U.S. Latino voter turnout that are naturalized citizens.

24 – The percentage of the U.S. Latino voter turnout that are U.S.-born citizens.

42.1 – The percentage of the U.S. Latino voter turnout that are college graduates.

22.1 – The percentage of the U.S. Latino voter turnout that are high school graduates.

Source: NBC News

►Here’s something crazy you wouldn’t know by listening to political reports

Fifty-one percent of young Republicans say that the increasing number of newcomers to the country strengthens American culture and way of life. By young they mean 18-to-29 year-olds.

I’ll let that sink-in while I tee-up the rest of The Huffington Post findings: 36 percent of Republicans say immigrants are . . .  READ MORE