"Ich bin ein Latino. Thank you. Appreciate it, thank you."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Romney Courts Latinos, Claims Obama's Failed Them

Published April 21, 2012

Fox News Latino

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/04/21/romney-courts-latinos-claims-obama-failed-them/



TEMPE, Ariz. – GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gathered Latino business leaders to discuss the issues he talks about with every other constituency: the economy and jobs.

Romney met with nine Phoenix-area Hispanic business and community leaders and asked them for their views on immigration law, education and the economy — underscoring the importance of the nation's fastest-growing minority group is playing in the general election, particularly in the swing-voting states that are expected to be competitive right up until Election Day.

The general election-focused Romney who came to the Arizona Historical Society Museum on a 100-degree afternoon didn't have much to say about border fences, undocumented immigrants or his promise to veto the so-called DREAM Act, which would allow some undocumented immigrants a path to legal residency. He didn't say much about other issues that dominated the vitriolic and drawn-out Republican primary — and that he's expounded on at length at previous round-tables, town halls and campaign events.

Former University of Arizona President Manuel Pacheco asked Romney to give a "nod" and "some signal for a glimmer of hope" to the students who could potentially gain a change in status if Congress passes legislation helping those who finish college to become citizens. Romney said only: "Thank you. Appreciate it, thank you."

[Ecumenist]

1. He has as much chance of gaining the latino vote as he does pushing a car uphill with a rope.

People aren't stupid. He MIGHT gain the cuban vote, as they historically fall to the right but the remaining 99%?