Obama team steps up outreach to Hispanics

BarackObama.com

At a point in the election season when Republicans are turning their attention to the Latino community, President Obama's re-election team is seeking to lock down its support among the critical voting bloc and cast Romney as a far-right candidate who doesn't value Hispanic Americans.

Romney is "on the wrong side of every single issue that's important to the Hispanic community, particularly on the issue of immigration," San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, an Obama for America national co-chair, told reporters on Wednesday. "Mitt Romney would be the most extreme nominee that the Republican party has ever had on immigration."

Castro blasted Romney for opposing the Democrats' version of the Dream Act, a bill that would give certain undocumented youths a path to citizenship, and for backing the "inhumane" policy of "self-deportation."

"For Hispanic Americans, this November offers a very clear contrast," Castro said.

While Republicans took a hard line on issues like immigration early on in the primary, it's clear Romney and the GOP intend to soften their rhetoric. Romney said in a private meeting with supporters over the weekend that Republicans need to cater to Latinos more with policies like a GOP-version of the Dream Act. He recently hired Republican strategist Ed Gillespie, a longtime advocate of Hispanic voter outreach. And the Republican National Committee this week launched an initiative to expand Hispanic outreach in six key states.

Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters today, "I feel very sorry for those [Republican] organizers." Charging that Republicans have stood in the way of immigration reform, he said, "Latino voters aren't going to be fooled."

Moreover, Messina said there will be a "stark difference" in the level of Hispanic outreach between Democrats and Republicans. While the RNC is launching its state-based program this week, the Obama team has had operatives on the ground engaging with Hispanics for over a year.

And today, the Obama re-election team is launching Latinos for Obama, which it says is the largest ever national effort to engage Hispanic voters through voter registration, volunteering and voter turnout efforts. The initiative includes hundreds of events like house parties in the coming weeks, as well as a Spanish-language ad campaign.

The Spanish-language ads will run on radio and television in three key states -- Nevada, Florida and Colorado -- and will feature Obama for America organizers sharing their personal stories.

Republicans argue that Mr. Obama has let the Latino community down by failing to follow through on his promises to enact immigration reform or the Dream Act -- even when Democrats had a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and control of the House. Furthermore, they point to statistics showing that Hispanics suffer from a higher-than-average unemployment rate.

But so far, those issues haven't significantly hurt Mr. Obama's standing with the traditionally-Democratic voting bloc: A new Pew Research poll shows Hispanic voters prefer Mr. Obama to Romney 67 percent to 27 percent.

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., told reporters that Mr. Obama has "fought for Hispanic families, and he's delivered."

Mr. Obama and his supporters say there's plenty of evidence to support that: For instance, they say 9 million Hispanics are getting health coverage because of the health care overhaul, while 1.2 million Hispanics have jobs because of the president's economic policies.

They also say the president still strongly supports the Dream Act and comprehensive immigration reform.

"The president reminds us that change doesn't come easy or fast," said Lynnette Acosta, a national co-chair and Florida organizer for Obama for America. "It comes only when we fight for it and stay at it."

[WhiteDude3]

Asia for Asians, Africa for Africans, White countries for everyone????????

Everybody says there is this RACE problem. Everybody says this RACE problem will be solved when the third world pours into EVERY white country and ONLY into White countries.

The Netherlands and Belgium are more crowded than Japan or Taiwan, but nobody says Japan or Taiwan will solve this RACE problem by bringing in millions of third worlders and quote assimilating unquote with them.

Everybody says the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY white country and ONLY White countries to "assimilate," i.e., intermarry, with all those non-Whites.

What if I said there was this RACE problem and this RACE problem would be solved only if hundreds of millions of non-blacks were brought into EVERY black country and ONLY into black countries?

How long would bit take anyone to realize I'm not talking about a RACE problem. I am talking about the final solution to the BLACK problem?

And how long would it take any sane black man to notice this and what kind of psycho black man wouldn't object to this?

But if I tell that obvious truth about the ongoing program of genocide against my race, the White race, Liberals and respectable conservatives will just say that I'm a naziwhowantstokillsixmillionjews.

They say they are anti-racist. What they are is anti-White.

Anti-racist is a code word for anti-White.

[PoliticalSudoku]

"Americans Know What To Do" a worthy read on www.nutshell-express.com

[nottellin1]

I recall candidate Obama saying he would pass 'immigration reform' the first year he was in office. Now he says he will pass it during the first year of his second term. Will we ever learn?

[kjh08]

Well, all I know is that my straight-A niece in California cannot get into the university of her choice because the "Dream Bill" is granting preferential, US paid, admission to non-citizens and there is no room for her. So much for the AMERICAN Dream. This isn't about race, it's about Federal law, who's paying the tax bill, and rightful citizenship.

[nottellin1]

I'm right here in Cali with on this one, with my daughter in the same circumstance. Cluing me in to what is really happening in Cali is the facct that while attending a college financing presention at my girls HS, UCLA's Mr Perez stated "advise attendees that although the benefit of AB-131 isn't yet available to AB-540 students that "UCLA is trying to find a way around that provision so that we can offer the benefits in 2012". I wrote to the board of regents about this and was advised that he was refering to the Fafsa app only. Which is ccomplete BS.

[dreamymiss100]

I would consider voting for Romney only if it looks like dems will take back congress...otherwise, forget it. The tea party GOP congress kids are not my *cough* cup of tea.

[Daves1221]

The gathering storm is approaching and Mitt Romney is going to find himself in a lot of trouble if he reneges on enforcing the "rule of Law" on illegal immigration. The Constitutional TEA PARTY are avid defenders of the founding fathers edicts and as we have already seen President Obama has crossed that unconstitutional line, on an assortment of issues? Many Hispanics and all minority groups don't necessarily believe we shouldn't defend our borders. Or up hold the law against illegal aliens as any American or recognized permanent resident have demanded? It effects all the population as large bloc's of minorities have lost their jobs and seen the failure of our economy under the dismal direction of this administration. More so than any time since the Second World War, the voters need to dethrone all those democrats, Republicans and Liberals who are have been influenced by Special interest groups, not to implement the E-Verify act as a mandatory federal law.

The voters should also recall or throw out those tenants as Governors, Mayors and all elected officials who are pressing for any Comprehensive Immigration Reform policy. Currently the upper elites run by GOP John Boehner and his surrogates who are blocking this law on behalf of the huge corporations who are benefiting from cheap labor and the high profit margins and not lawful American labor. E-Verify would solve many decisive issues, relating to foreign workers taking American jobs. The latest company accused of visa fraud is the Information and Technology firm and high-tech industry powerhouse, "Infosys", is accused of bringing low-paid foreign workers to the U.S. illegally. As the old saying goes, this is just the "tip of the Iceberg" amongst the millions of corporations and business holders. Every US citizen should wipe the slate clean of all perpetrators, in all the local, county and state elections and any company and use the eyes and ears as 'Whistle Blowers'. On the Internet ICE has a toll free number to call, if the reader has his suspicions in the workplace using illegal workers.

The TEA PARTY benefits every person of color, religion and affiliation, as the TEA PARTY is exactly that--a united front against the corruption that is Washington, although the Leftist presses says otherwise and have deceived the public with misinformation and rhetoric. Illegal immigration is not beneficial to this country, but a blight that is choking the welfare system. A financial cost that has drained the treasuries in all 50 states; Entitlements that should be going to our old and frail, our homeless, our disabled soldiers and our low income. Instead unfunded mandates have been applied throughout the nation, which we must cater to every illegal alien who arrives here. There is no real difference between a foreign laborer who smuggles himself and family across our borders, or intentionally stays after his visa has expired. All under the law must be pandered to, which was not in the text of the Constitution.

We must amend the citizenship law, which manifests itself of women who arrive here pregnant, whose infant born here becomes a U.S. citizen. The only way to stop this financial absurdity is that women who enter hospital prove that either parent is a citizen of this country? Despite numerous media reports, the U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on whether or not children born to illegal-alien parents, or to parents visiting the United States with temporary visas, crossed into America illegally are entitled to birthright citizenship? This will save a portion of the rising cost of over a $113 Billion dollars annually, that the states and central government is accountable. By the Congress just enacting E-Verify (H.R. 2885) - Chairman Lamar Smith's 'Legal Workforce Act' and the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (H.R.140).

[Daves1221]

Many seemingly problems could also fade in the coming years is that we must have a national deterrent against both ID theft and voter fraud. Many US states are trying to provide a safeguard for citizens in the voting process. But President Obama and his henchman are using the power of the Justice Department to contain any new laws? Having a national identification card in ones possession would be unique in stopping theft of personal ID, for nefarious reasons and also the ability to vote. It could be used as proof of who you are, for welfare and food stamps, section 8 housing and receiving a driver's license and insurance. The usual groups of suspects have rained down on this including the communist founded ACLU and people who are here illegally. In the long run hundreds of billions of dollars would be saved; from ID fraud, caused by our government to intercede. An alternative, but just as practical would be that for every election on all levels of government is a requirement that proof of citizenship is essential for voting. This isn't the case now and blue states as California, Nevada with large populations of illegal aliens would be turned away from registering to vote. If you really think voter fraud doesn't exist, just type in this text to any 'Search Engine' specifically now with this history making presidential race? In fact type in any keyword that you desire, such as ID theft, illegal alien welfare costs, Chain Migration, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Amnesty, Sanctuary City, Birthright Citizenship, to name just a few things in Google or Yahoo and you will be physically sick of the cover-ups the Left and Democrats keep out of the public eye. As yet Obama, Senator harry Reid and the majority of politicians haven't yet tried to the freedom of the Internet?

ID theft is no different as thousands of ordinary Americans are subject to criminals every day, including illegal aliens who need documents to even exist? Foreigners are perpetrating these thefts so they can get a job, welfare and other public programs. Congress has done literary nothing, and the Social Security agency still provide a easy counterfeit number, that can be provided in any sleazy back alley for $50.00. Americans are confronted with huge problems in straightening out compromised credit with the banks, the IRS, when somebody has stolen their income tax rebate. So much is at stake and can last for years of irate arguments with credit card companies. Even illegal alien criminals could not resist stealing money from the taxpayer's purse, by fraudulently using ITIN numbers (provided by the IRS) and collecting child and adult credits fraudulently. Our incompetent government for decades has provided easy avenues for criminals and illegal foreign nationals to steal from the U.S. taxpayer. Fortunately the voter can do something about it by calling their Senator or House Representative in Washington and demand change. Under Obama his potential next term will see an open border and easy access to America for even more immigrants, further complicating our energy policies, straining even further our health care system and welfare programs, overwhelmed public schools and the loss of open lands for housing developments.

[RCRawlings]

You know Obama will not tell the Hispanics and Mexican illegal Nationals that he has deported more of them than Bush did in less than 4 years. Any American Hispanic who votes for Obama after he has done nothing for them is a fool and deserves nothing except to be used by this promise breaking liar.

Heck, he hasn't done anything for blacks and he part black himeslf so what's he going to care about Hispanics of Mexican origin.
The Cubans spit on this Marxist like they do on Castro.

[gordonjr364]

WERE WAS OBAMA ON THIS SINCE HE WAS ELECTED!!!! ANSWER- NO WERE!!!! OH I FORGET IT"S ELEC. TIME AGAIN SO HERE HE COME"S AGAIN ON IMMIGRATION & THE RACE CARD. WAKE UP AMERICA OBAMA & HIS PUPPET ERIC HOLDER MUST GO TO SAVE AMERICA ( WHILE IT"S STILL FREE) .