Today’s Latino News Headlines – July 24, 2018
U.S. Latino news headlines, curated daily by NewsTaco.
Latinos aren’t reaching top military positions, study shows – The Hill
The study by Casaba Group, a Hispanic veterans organization, showed that between 1995 and 2016, only one Latino had become a three-star general, even as the number of active-duty Hispanic officers more than doubled, from 6,117 to 15,033, during that period.
Calls for Dem to leave NC race grow over anti-Mexican blog – My Plainview
Hispanic leaders have called for a Democratic candidate for a North Carolina House seat to drop out over a 2006 blog post that contains incendiary remarks about Mexican immigrants. An expletive-laden post on her blog, “Cat’s Craft Corner: Rantings and Ravings of Perhaps a Lunatic,” suggested Mexican immigrants were “illegal” and castigated the U.S. for accommodating Spanish speakers. Von Hassel-Davies has apologized, saying her words were “indefensible” but inspired by her German father’s precarious employment.
Rios: Border communities showing leadership on census citizenship question – Rio Grande Guardian
The three border counties have filed a lawsuit against the federal government to stop a citizenship question being added to the 2020 Census form. If the question is added many Latino families will not fill out the form, Rios predicted, leaving heavily Latino communities without its proper legislative clout and without the federal funding it warrants.
Latino millennials least likely to identify as heterosexual, survey finds – NBC News
Approximately 14 percent of all millennials — defined as those between the ages of 18 and 34 — identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. When you break it down by ethnicity, however, Latino millennials were much more likely than other ethnicity groups to self-identify as LGBTQ, or non-straight. The survey found 22 percent of Latino millennials identifiy as LGBTQ, compared to 14 percent of African-Americans, 13 percent of whites and 9 percent of Asian-Americans.
Immigration cop shortage and a caution against hiring too quickly – The Washington Post
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) remains below authorized levels despite increasing the job applications received, cutting the time to hire and boosting the percentage of applicants employed. If you’re an overworked employee, that needs to change. If you’re an immigration advocate, hiring should proceed cautiously, and some current agents need to change their ways.
Birthright citizenship explained: why some on the right want to end it, and what they get wrong – Vox
The arguments made in favor of ending birthright citizenship are arguments about the text of the Constitution, American history, and the rule of law — a comfortable register for elite conservative thinkers to speak in. But its urgency as an issue relies on fears about irreversible cultural change — that continuing to grant birthright citizenship will result in the loss of something irreducibly American.
Cuomo pardons immigrants facing deportation for ‘minor criminal convictions’ – New York Post
It marks the third time Cuomo has used his power to grant clemency to immigrants facing ouster from the US — including last December, when he pardoned 18 individuals. The move is a clear shot at President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy.
Houston Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce And Others File Briefing Opposing End Of DACA – Houston Public Media
The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) and other Texas based chambers of commerce have filed a brief opposing the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and they present economic arguments. The brief has been filed to support DACA recipients who are involved in litigation about the program. The litigation has to do with a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney general Ken Paxton.
Inequality is rising relatively slowly among black and Hispanic Americans – The Economist
Although the distribution of earnings found within each of the main racial groups in the United States has widened over time, the rate of increase in inequality differs by race. Among blacks and Hispanics, the ratio of incomes at the 90th percentile of the distribution to those at the tenth rose by 13% from 1980 to 2016. In contrast, during the same time period, the ratio grew by 39% for whites, and a whopping 67% among Asian-Americans. Unfortunately, a closer look at the data offers much less cause for celebration. The biggest driver of growing income inequality is the rise of the rich and super-rich—those in the top 10% of the income distribution. And the main reason earnings among blacks and Hispanics have been diverging from each other more slowly than they have among whites and Asians is that few members of the former groups become wealthy enough to join that group.
Black and Hispanic Women Are Less Likely to Get Patents Than Whites – Bloomberg
The report found that “despite being less likely to hold intellectual property rights than men, women-owned businesses still report actively engaging in innovative activities and generally do so at rates at least as high as men-owned business.”
Avocado studies show strength of Hispanic consumers – The Packer
Hispanic household purchase trends of avocados outpace non-Hispanic households in these areas: The percentage of total U.S. households that buy avocados; The average avocado spend per household; and The percentage of households that buy avocados at the “super” level ($25.36 and more a year).
