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  • July 2008

    • McCain, Obama Pitch Economic Plans to Hispanics

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 8, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      McCain, Obama Pitch Economic Plans to Hispanics

      John McCain and Barack Obama each reached out to the critical constituency of Hispanic voters today. The rivals pressed anew their support for comprehensive immigration reform in separate speeches to the League of United Latin American Citizens. But each candidate was primarily focused on making the case that he—not his opponent—could best lead the country out of economic straits and help the middle class achieve prosperity. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • the Hispanic vote  • Hispanics

  • May 2008

    • What Comes Around: Limbaugh ‘Hurt’ by Obama's Words

      newser  |  Huffington Post  |  May 23, 08 5:47 PM CDT

      What Comes Around: Limbaugh ‘Hurt’ by Obama's Words

      Rush Limbaugh's “feelings are hurt” by comments Barack Obama made linking the radio host’s rhetoric to a rise in hate crimes against Hispanics. Speaking in Florida last night, Obama said, “There's a reason why hate crimes against Hispanic people doubled last year. If you have people like Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh ginning things up, it's not surprising…” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Rush Limbaugh  • hate crime  • Hispanics  • Lou Dobbs

    • Why Brown Is Still Hung Up on Black

      newser  |  Esquire  |  May 21, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Why Brown Is Still Hung Up on Black

      The US Latino community is made up of 20 nationalities and 44 million people, but it is largely in agreement on one thing—suspicion of, and often condescension toward, blacks, Ernesto Quiñonez writes in Esquire . Quiñonez remembers growing up in East Harlem, recalling “pecking orders and historic beefs and a belief that light skin was somehow preferable to dark.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • African Americans  • Harlem  • Hispanics  • racial tension

    • Hispanic Dems Could Make GOP Nervous in Fla.

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 5, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Hispanic Dems Could Make GOP Nervous in Fla.

      Registered Democrats will take a lead among a crucial demographic for the first time this week: Hispanic Floridians. The GOP has lost ground in its traditional stronghold for the last 2 years, and its slide might give the Democrats a shot at the critical state and its 27 electoral votes in November, Politico reports. National Dems had largely been ready to cede, but now, "They absolutely need to be in Florida," says the state chair. More »

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      Democrats  • Republicans  • Florida  • Democratic voters  • Republican voters  • Hispanics  • voter registration  • Florida voting

    • Hispanics Hit 15% of US Population

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 1, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Hispanics Hit 15% of US Population

      The US Hispanic population is booming, driven more by a high birth rate among those already in the country than immigration, the Census Bureau says. Since 2000, Latinos have jumped from 12.6% to more than 15% of the total population—swelling their numbers to 45.5 million from 35.7 million. "If you close the borders tomorrow, there is still going to be a large Hispanic increase," a demographer tells the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      population  • the Hispanic vote  • Hispanics  • Census data  • US Census

  • March 2008

    • Diploma Drop to Make College Entry Easier

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 9, 08 4:34 PM CDT

      Diploma Drop to Make College Entry Easier

      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 the high school graduate, this becomes a buyers’ market,” said University of Vermont President Daniel Fogel. More »

    • Miami Needs to Study Spanish

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Mar 3, 08 1:30 PM CST

      Miami Needs to Study Spanish

      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 "kitchen Spanish"—good enough to talk to grandma, but not for business transactions. More »

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

    • Why Don't Latinos Back Barack?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 2, 08 7:08 AM CST

      Why Don't Latinos Back Barack?

      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 minorities rally behind a minority candidate, and gives a "Rainbow Coalition" all the substance of a cloud. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Texas  • the Hispanic vote  • Hispanics  • minority vote

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