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Latino News and Opinion
Colorado Hispanic leaders endorse McCain for president.
Citing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's stance on abortion and free trade, a dozen Hispanic leaders in Colorado, including Fort Collins Mayor Ray Martinez, endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Thursday.
Vail Daily News; August 22, 2008
Census: Latino population increases in many Utah counties.
Across Utah, the number of Latino residents has increased by 52 percent since 2000, and according to Census data released today, the Latino population in Wasatch County has increased by 121 percent during the same time period the overall population of that county grew by 30 percent.
Salt Lake Tribune; August 7, 2008
Utah county reaches out to Latinos, Paiutes.
Washington county and St. George officials met with advocates for Latinos and the Paiute Tribe to discuss ways to build trust within the different groups in the Utah county.
Salt Lake Tribune; August 1, 2008
Presidential candidates target Hispanics with multipronged message.
Hispanic voters often criticize political candidates for viewing them as a one-issue bloc -- immigration. Presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, have been careful to avoid that pitfall, addressing Hispanic voters on issues such as education, housing and health care in addition to border security and immigration.
New York Times; July 17, 2008
McCain touts importance of Latinos to U.S. in La Raza speech.
The day after Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama addressed attendees of the National Council of La Raza's annual convention in California, Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain extolled the importance of the Latino community to the nation to hundreds who attended the San Diego conference.
Los Angeles Times; July 15, 2008
Presidential candidates target Hispanic voters.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday during a speech before the National Council of La Raza that Latino voters in New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado put those Western states in contention in this presidential election. Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain was scheduled to address the Latino civil rights group today.
Washington Post; July 14, 2008
Report: U.S. economic downturn hits Latino immigrants hard.
A report issued Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center said that the slump in the nation's construction industry hit Latino immigrants particularly hard, with unemployment hitting 7.5 percent for the first quarter of 2008.
New York Times; June 5, 2008
Green group courts Nevada Hispanics to pump up anti-coal effort.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is hosting a free concert featuring Latin Grammy winners Jesse and Joy tonight in Las Vegas in an effort to attract Hispanics to the group's campaign against three proposed coal-fired power plants in Nevada.
Las Vegas Sun; June 4, 2008
Washington governor meets with Yakima Latino leaders.
Gov. Chris Gregoire met with Yakima Valley Latino leaders for a couple of hours on Tuesday as part of the Washington governor's re-election campaign swing that included a stop in the Tri-Cities, where she also planned to talk with Latino leaders there.
Yakima Herald; May 7, 2008
Census: 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 is Hispanic.
New Census data to be released today says that Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, with about Hispanics accounting for 1 in 4 children in the nation under the age of 5; in New Mexico more than half the children under the age of 5 are Hispanic; and in Arizona, Colorado and Nevada, about-one third of the children younger than 5 are Hispanic.
Washington Post; May 1, 2008
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