Morning NewsTaco
Monday July 30, 2010
Most Aging Latinos Struggle, Some Get Active, Inspiring Other (New America Media): According to a recent AARP report, middle-aged and older Hispanics are having the hardest time coping with the Great Recession. About one in five of them have delayed retirement, and one in 10 have taken on a second job.
Jennifer Korn: For Latinos, Owning a Home is Central to the American Dream (Fox News Latino): For Hispanics, owning a home is a source of pride like no other. It is a sure sign of accomplishment, and a reward for years of hard work and sacrifice.
New Americans Represent Team USA at the London Olympics (Immigration Impact): Today, the 2012 Olympics formally kick off in London where the best athletes from around the world are meeting to compete. The United States is well-represented, not only by our native born-athletes but by many “New Americans.” In fact, approximately 38 of those competing on Team USA are naturalized U.S. citizens. These athletes remind us that Americans come from all over the world.
Esther J. Cepeda: For Latinos, turnout is the thing (San Jose Mercury News): Well, folks, I’ve analyzed the trends, stuck my finger in the wind and waded through a sea of writings attempting to predict the upcoming presidential elections. Now I’ll rock your world with a groundbreaking insight into Hispanic voters: As an electorate, they are … drum roll, please … pretty much just like all other voters.
A throwback to poll taxes (The Washington Post): THE U.S. DISTRICT Court is soon to rule on Texas’s new voter ID law. Ostensibly to combat voter fraud — the existence of which has yet to be demonstrated — the law would require every voter to present a government-issued photo ID at the poll. After a week ofarguments this month, the question before the panel of federal judges is whether this law — one of many to emerge in the wake of 2010’s Republican legislative resurgence — places an undue burden on minorities.
Mitt Romney, GOP still don’t get it: Immigration remains defining issue for Latino voters (New York Daily News): Lately much noise has been coming from the Republicans about how immigration is not that big an issue for Hispanics and how it will not turn Latino voters away from Mitt Romney, their presumptive presidential contender. The economy, not immigration, is the number one issue for Latinos, they say. And the economy is Romney’s strongest point, they argue. I have news for them: As poll after poll makes clear, even if it is not at the top of their list of concerns, there is no more defining issue than immigration for the nearly 20 million Latinos who are eligible to vote.
Romney Will Push Immigration Reform, Giuliani Says (EFE/Fox News Latino): Immigration reform would be possible if Republican Mitt Romney wins the presidency, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Efe in an interview.
A Bus Ride to Show the Cracks in Immigration (The New York Times): The route they will take on their cross-country trek resembles a slithering snake — up, down and around in a series of intentional detours that are equal parts political strategy and provocation. Their bus leaves from this sprawling city in the desert at sunrise on Monday, carrying 30 men and women who say they have chosen to live in the shadows no more.
Illegal immigrants plan multistate protest tour (USA Today): A group of illegal immigrants angry over deportations and racial profiling will embark on a multistate bus tour Monday that will culminate Sept. 1, just before the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Scalia Rebuffs Criticism of Dissent in Immigration Case (Bloomberg): U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia rejected criticism that he improperly went outside the court record in his dissent to last term’s decision on Arizona’s immigration law, saying his consideration of presidential remarks was appropriate.
Swing states give Obama the edge (The Hill): President Obama has an overall edge in the 12 decisive battleground states that is measurably greater than his advantage in national polling.
Lupe Ontiveros dies at 69; ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress (Los Angeles Times): Ontiveros, a longtime resident of Pico Rivera, died Thursday of liver cancer in a Whittier hospital, said her agent, Michael Greenwald. She was 69. “Lupe Ontiveros was a gift,” actor Edward James Olmos told The Times on Friday. “She was part of the evolutionary process of the art form of Latino storytelling in the last 30-plus years. She was one of the true pioneers of the Latin artistic movement in theater, film and television.”
Twitter Responds to Lupe Ontiveros Death (Hispanic Business): CNN and Yahoo! has her photo on its website’s frontpage, proving the Latina actress made her mark on Hollywood as well as paved the way for Hispanic actors. Social media users are also mourning her loss, especially Twitter users who are writing messages about Ontiveros and who have made her name a trending topic.
