Morning NewsTaco
Friday July 27, 2012
Survey: Among black, Hispanic Americans, complexity reigns on abortion issue (CNN): A large majority of black and Hispanic Americans identify as both “pro-life” and “pro-choice” when it comes to abortion, according to a survey released Thursday. The poll finds that both minority groups are more likely than Americans in general to embrace or to reject both labels.
Head of Arpaio’s immigration unit admits errors (Tucson Citizen): One of the men in charge of the Maricopa County sheriff’s human-smuggling unit when the agency was most fervently pursuing undocumented immigrants supplied Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies with inaccurate or false interpretations of federal immigration law.
At Arizona sheriff’s trial, Latino driver tells of humiliation (Reuters/Chicago Tribune): A U.S. Latino citizen fought back tears at an Arizona sheriff’s racial profiling trial on Wednesday as he described being pulled over by a deputy and having his groin frisked during a traffic stop he said was motivated by his ethnicity.
Arizona deputy tells court he risked life for Hispanic immigrant (Reuters): A deputy from a controversial Arizona sheriff’s office fought off accusations of racial profiling by telling a court on Thursday that he had gone as far as risking his life to rescue a Hispanic illegal immigrant from kidnappers.
Scalia says he didn’t attack Obama on immigration (USA Today): Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia defended his inclusion of President Obama’s immigration policy in a recent opinion on a controversial Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants.
Florida at the forefront as states plan fresh assault on voting rights (The Guardian): Voting rights groups are struggling to hold back a tide of new laws that are likely to make it harder for millions of Americans to vote in the presidential election in November and could distort the outcome of the race for the White House.
Latino legislators set up PAC to get out Hispanic vote (Associated Press/Fort Worth Star-Telegram): State Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio and Ana Hernandez Luna of Houston unveiled the One Texas PAC, with Martinez Fischer pledging to match the first $50,000 in donations. The PAC will concentrate on supporting Hispanic candidates for the Texas Legislature, engaging Hispanic voters and mobilizing them in districts where they can make a difference in an election, Martinez Fischer told The Associated Press. The group’s strategy of directly engaging voters sets it apart from other advocacy groups, he said.
