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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Hispanics

Hispanics stories: 12 news summaries

(Newser) - Target has apologized for an "illegal alien" Halloween costume that comes complete with green card and orange jail suit. The company is removing the costume from its website after Hispanic groups complained. "It's very disturbing," an official with the League of United Latin American Citizens tells... More »

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Target • Halloween • racial slurs • costume • Hispanics • illegal alien

OPINION

Stimulus Cash Isn't Making
It to Hard-Hit Minorities

African-Americans, Hispanics pummeled by recession

Jul 15, 09 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - With unemployment at 14.7% among African Americans and 12.2% among Hispanics, the recession is hitting minority communities particularly hard. But as is often the case with so-called “colorblind” spending, stimulus funds, intended to be equal-opportunity, aren’t making it to these groups. The government must “start... More »

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recession • unemployment • cities • minorities • economic stimulus package • African-Americans • Hispanics • jobless • economic recovery

ANALYSIS

GOP Unsure How Big of a Brawl It Wants

Sotomayor battle could be jolt the party needs —or invite backlash

Jul 12, 09 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - To fight, or not to fight—that is the question for the fractious GOP on the matter of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, and one that may not be easy to answer. On the one hand, taking a united stand against the Democratic nominee could energize the Republican base and... More »

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Barack Obama • women • GOP • US Supreme Court • Hispanics • Sonia Sotomayor • Congressional Republicans

 For Hispanics, 
 Sotomayor Cause 
 for Cheers, Musing 

Some call her 'Jackie Robinson'; others, no 'superhero'

May 27, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - For many Hispanics watching yesterday as one of their own was nominated for the nation's highest court, it was what one New York assemblyman calls “a Jackie Robinson moment" long overdue such a sizable voting bloc. For others, though, Sonia Sotomayor's Hispanic background doesn’t necessarily make her a... More »

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Latinos • US Supreme Court • the Hispanic vote • Hispanics • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Jay-ZTV

 Latino Disconnect Worries GOP 

But little action taken to staunch the flow

May 18, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party is facing falling Latino support, but little is being done to reverse the trend, Politico reports. Some Latinos have been disillusioned by Republican rhetoric on illegal immigration, attacks some heard as swipes at Hispanics themselves. “If we don’t figure out a way to open our... More »

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immigration • Latino voters • Latinos • the Hispanic vote • George W. Bush • Hispanics • Republicans

ANALYSIS

Obama Brings Ethnic Media
Into Loop

Latino, black outlets
see better access
to White House

Mar 9, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - From phoning Hispanic radio hosts to appearing on Telemundo, President Obama has shown a willingness to connect with the Latino community many feel his predecessor lacked. And while Obama’s first print interview as president was with Black Enterprise magazine, the White House and ethnic media outlets are approaching this... More »

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African Americans • immigration reform • Telemundo • minorities • Obama administration • Hispanics • news organization • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Obama Aside, Marketers Still Bypass Blacks

$913B in buying power goes relatively ignored by Madison Ave.

Feb 2, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Many of the advertising folks who named Barack Obama Marketer of the Year have cut spending directed at African-Americans, whose buying power is nearly $1 trillion, Marissa Miley writes in Advertising Age. “Why people continue to question this customer segment continues to baffle me,” says one author. “... More »

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Barack Obama • race • advertising • African Americans • McDonald's • marketing • Hispanics

Keep Richardson Cabinet Spot Hispanic, Leaders Urge

Latino activists disappointed NM governor won't head Commerce, push new list

Jan 5, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Richardson’s Cabinet nomination was big for the Hispanic community, and with the New Mexico governor backing out, Politico reports, Latino leaders are pushing Barack Obama to choose another of their own for the Commerce slot. Says the head of one group, “We hope we can keep that... More »

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Bill Richardson • Cabinet • Bill Clinton • nomination • grand jury • George W. Bush • Hispanics • President Obama • commerce secretary • Manny Diaz • pay to play • Xavier Becerra • Marty Chavez

ANALYSIS

Targeted in Bubble, Latinos Now Face Foreclosure Flood

Push to get subprime, other risky mortgages to Hispanic community backfires

Jan 5, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The US housing crisis has hit particularly hard in the Latino community, the Wall Street Journal reports, which was targeted by both lawmakers and lenders—often with subprime and other risky mortgages—during the bubble. Hispanic homeownership swelled 47% between 2000-2007, and the foreclosure crisis has hit hard for many... More »

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housing market • subprime mortgages • foreclosure • subprime crisis • financial crisis • Hispanics • reverse red lining • Joe Baca

Cesar Chavez Blvd.? Dallas Does U-Turn on Renaming

Poll for new street name ditched after Hispanic hero wins

Dec 13, 08 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The Latino community in Dallas is fuming after the city’s about-face on a street name, the Wall Street Journal reports. Officials held a poll to find a new name for the spruced-up Industrial Boulevard, only to declare the results non-binding when the winner by a long shot was Cesar... More »

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Texas • Dallas • Latinos • Hispanic • Hispanics

Latinos Want Prominent Role in Obama Government

Key to Democrat's victory, they hope to 'catch up' in administration

Nov 7, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Latinos are calling for strong representation in Barack Obama’s Cabinet after Hispanics played what they consider to be a major role in his victory, Politico reports. Before the election, Hillary Clinton and her top Latino backers asked for two or three Hispanics in the Cabinet in exchange for a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Cabinet • Latino voters • Clinton administration • Latinos • Hispanics • President Obama • Federico Pena

ANALYSIS

 White Obama Support 
 Defies Doubters 

 

44% of white voters swing to Obama

Nov 3, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A minority of white voters—44%—are now supporting Barack Obama, but he trails by less than previous Democratic presidential candidates, reports the New York Times, including Bill Clinton. Both the impact of racial attitudes and the proportion of white voters in the electorate have diminished, analysts say. In a... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • race • Al Gore • gun control • Lyndon Johnson • John F. Kennedy • religion • Bill Clinton • Barry Goldwater • Herbert Hoover • white voters • the race card • Hispanics • Michael Beschloss

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