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Hispanic stories: 45 news summaries

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Diploma Drop to Make College Entry Easier

Slump in high school grad numbers will
spark 'buyers market'

Mar 9, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students will find college entry far easier in coming years as the number of high school graduates falls, the New York Times reports. The annual US grad count is expected to peak at around 2.9 million in the next year or two, and then slump until 2015. “For... More »

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African Americans • college admissions • college • university • student • Hispanic • high school students • college applications

Miami Needs to Study Spanish

International financial hub finds Latinos' language skills lagging

Mar 3, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Miami's role as an international city—the "financial hub of Latin America," as one businessman calls it—is threatened by its residents' declining Spanish skills, the Miami Herald reports. Many descendants of the Cuban entrepreneurs and businessmen who flooded South Florida in the '60s and '70s speak only... More »

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Miami • language • Latinos • immigrant • Spanish • Hispanic • Cuban Americans • bilingual education

Why Don't Latinos Back Barack?

Minorities don't always vote for minority candidates

Mar 2, 08 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's support in Hispanic communities is well documented, but the voting patterns of Hispanics are not as easy to characterize as her pollsters make them out to be, reports the New York Times. The issue of identity politics is a complicated matter that clearly does not guarantee that all... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • Hispanic • minority vote • the Hispanic vote • Rainbow Coalition

Richardson Is Out of the Race, But In Demand

Clinton, Obama
vie for backing of
NM governor

Feb 23, 08 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The remaining Dem hopefuls have been pursuing Bill Richardson since he left the presidential race, the New York Times reports. In fact Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are calling the New Mexico governor daily seeking his endorsement. Obama’s approach is “a surgical bomb,” Richardson said, while... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Bill Clinton • Hispanic • political endorsement • Election 2008

Poll Sees Texas Dead Heat, Slight Clinton Lead in Ohio

Races close ahead of March 4 primaries

Feb 22, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck in Texas, while Clinton holds a significant but tenuous lead in Ohio, according to a Washington Post-ABC News Poll. Heading into the crucial March 4 primaries, Clinton leads Obama 48% to 47% in Texas, and 50% to 43% in Ohio... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Texas • primary • Ohio • caucus • US economy • Latinos • Hispanic • Washington Post ABC poll • independents • African-American voters • white men • white women • senior citizens

Obama Makes Inroads in
Ohio, Texas

Youth focus boosts effort to sway Latino, blue-collar voters

Feb 18, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's staunchest allies include Hispanic and working-class voters, and those are exactly the assets Barack Obama is targeting in the must-win states of Ohio and Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports. He's using young voters as a wedge: In a radio ad aimed at young Latino Texans, the announcer... More »

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Barack Obama • Texas • Latino voters • Ohio • NAFTA • Hispanic • blue-collar vote • young voters

US Latino Population to Triple by 2050

Immigration will drive America's growth to
438 million: study

Feb 11, 08 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - America's Latino population will triple and whites will become a minority by mid-century, a new study says. The US population will also soar from 303 million to 438 million, mostly due to immigration. Whites, now two-thirds of Americans, are projected to sink to 47%, down from 85% in 1960. More »

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immigration • population • Asians • Latinos • Hispanic • Pew Research Center • African-Americans

Hollywood, Tech, Latino Titans Won Calif. for Clinton

Director Reiner among key pieces of Hillary's defeat of Obama

Feb 7, 08 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won the California primary on the strength of deep relationships with the state’s entertainment, Silicon Valley, and Hispanic communities, reports the Washington Post. Four figures that fought to tip the scales her way:
  • Filmmaker Rob Reiner worked full-time for Hillary, holding a $500,000 fundraiser
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • California • Antonio Villaraigosa • Hispanic • Rob Reiner • Dolores Huerta

Hispanics Key to Both Fla. Wins

Seniors also tip scales for McCain, Clinton

Jan 30, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hispanic vote clinched the Florida victories of both John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the Miami Herald reports. McCain's POW experience especially resonated with Cuban-Americans, and Hispanic voters' fondness for Bill Clinton boosted Hillary, who won among Hispanics by a 2-1 margin over Obama. The strong presence of retirees also... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Latino voters • Hispanic • Florida primary

Hispanic, Black Nevadans Split Over Dems

Latinos went for Hillary, blacks backed Barack

Jan 20, 08 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - White women and Hispanics may have helped Hillary Clinton to her victory in Nevada, but black voters overwhelmingly picked Barack Obama, a trend that may have big repercussions in upcoming primaries, says Politico. Minority groups traditionally side with the establishment candidate, which makes Obama's 83% support by African Americans in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • African Americans • Hispanic • minorities • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • minority vote • young voters

¿Como Se Dice ‘Caucus’ En Español?

Nevada's booming diversity makes it a whole new ballgame from Iowa or NH

Jan 19, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Iowa and New Hampshire may get most of the crowning glory, but Nevada's demographics make its "First in the West" contest a significant political battleground, the Las Vegas Sun says. As the state caucused today, the hometown paper polishes off the differences between the Silver State and its two... More »

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Iowa • New Hampshire • Democratic caucus • Nevada • Hispanic • Nevada caucus • racial diversity • ethnic diversity

Latinos the Wild Card in Nevada

Immigration debate has unnerved many

Jan 17, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Hispanic voters could be key next November because they form a significant  minority of eligible voters in states President Bush won by less than 5% four years ago—Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. Saturday's Nevada caucus is expected to offer important insight into how Hispanics will vote in November,... More »

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immigration • Latino voters • University of Washington • illegal immigration • Hispanic • border security • Culinary Workers Union • Pew Hispanic Center • Nevada primary • El Mundo

Minorities Denied Potent Painkillers, Study Finds

ER docs prescribe more drugs to whites

Jan 2, 08 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Minority patients are less likely than white patients to receive powerful painkillers in hospital emergency rooms, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that 31% of white people in pain were given opioid drugs—narcotic painkillers like morphine and codeine—while Hispanic patients got them 24% of the time and... More »

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drugs • opioids • emergency room • prescription drugs • painkiller • Hispanic • minorities

Breast Cancer Risk Seen for Latinos, Blacks

Scientists find higher prevalance of mutated gene in new study

Dec 26, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer has been linked to Hispanic and young black women, according to a new study. The findings could lead to changes in screening, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In the survey of 3,181 women with breast cancer, 16.7%... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • genetics • disease • women • ovarian cancer • genetic mutation • BRCA1 • American Medical Association • black women • Hispanic

Immigration
Fervor Could
Burn GOP

Rollback of Bush’s Hispanic-friendly
stance is risky

Dec 13, 07 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The GOP contenders embracing anti-immigrant fervor may be sorely miscalculating, Ryan Lizza writes in the New Yorker, in a piece looking at the party's dramatic turn from the Bush strategy of cultivating immigrants in 2000 and 2004. The nativist passions Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have been fanning appeal... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mexico • Mike Huckabee • Mexican border • Tom Tancredo • Hispanic • border security

Republicans Tone It Down for Hispanics

Candidates temper immigration talk,
praise family values

Dec 10, 07 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopefuls walked a delicate line at yesterday's bilingual debate in Miami, toning down their tough immigration rhetoric enough to court a Hispanic audience but not so much as to alienate their primary base. Weathering pointed questions, most candidates focused on praising legal immigrants, Hispanic family values and the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Latino voters • illegal immigration • Hispanic • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

Hispanics rising in latest surame survey

Nov 18, 07 3:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Smith is still the most common US surname, but Garcia and Rodriguez are hot on its tail, the New York Times says. Those two Hispanic names cracked the Census Bureau’s latest top 10, likely marking the first time a non-Anglo name has been so prevalent. After seeing their ranks... More »

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Census Bureau • list • Latinos • Hispanic • name • surnames

Martinez Quits Top RNC Post After 10 Months

Fla. senator bucked party on immigration, won't be replaced

Oct 19, 07 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mel Martinez has quit as RNC general chairman after only 10 months in the post. The US  Senator from Florida, a Cuban refugee, publicly split with GOP hardliners over immigration reform. Martinez was also left to explain why the party’s presidential hopefuls were no-shows at a bilingual forum, the... More »

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Florida • immigration reform • RNC • Cuba • GOP • Mel Martinez • Hispanic

Schools Report Declining Enrollment

New immigration
laws cited for fewer youngsters

Sep 24, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Student enrollment is down at schools across Arizona, California and Texas—especially at those with high Hispanic populations.  Why? Some cite the sudden dearth of construction jobs as the housing boom has petered out. But anecdotal evidence points to immigration crackdowns, and school districts are feeling the effects: Mesa,... More »

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California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • illegal immigration • school districts • Hispanic

GOP Is Chasing Away Latino Voters

Immigration policy hurting party, says American Prospect

Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 69% of Latino voters going Democratic in 2006, anti-immigration sentiment among GOP presidential hopefuls may only serve to turn off the remaining 30. Meanwhile, the Latino population is growing, especially in swing states. "Even Texas could become a swing state a couple of elections from now," the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • GOP • Latino voters • Mike Huckabee • voters • immigrant • Hispanic • Election 2008 • presidential election

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