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Friday, July 11, 2008
McCain ad: Immigrants are “God’s Children”
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP candidate for president, pays homage to Hispanic and immigrant soldiers in a new ad that will air in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.
The ad — called God’s Children — features clips of McCain at a June 2007 GOP primary debate in New Hampshire.
McCain urges Americans to take note that there are “a whole lot of Hispanic names” on the Vietnam War Memorial and that many Latinos are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, including a few thousand who are still green card holders.
McCain said that these soldiers “love this country so much that they’re willing to risk their lives in its service in order to accelerate their path to citizenship and enjoy the bountiful, blessed nation.”
He also said, “let’s from time to time remember that these are God’s children.”
See the ad here:
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New look at whether McCain is a “natural-born” citizen
A new analysis by a University of Arizona law professor raises questions about whether Sen. John McCain is a “natural-born” citizen, a Constitutional requirement for the presidency.
The New York Times reported Friday that the detailed examination “concluded that neither Mr. McCain’s birth in 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone nor the fact that his parents were American citizens is enough to satisfy the constitutional requirement that the president must be a natural-born citizen.”
Read the story here.
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Latino groups pledge to register 500,000 voters
A coalition of immigrant advocates and Latino groups announced a plan Thursday to register 500,000 Latino, Asian and immigrant voters in 13 states, including Florida and Texas.
The group — the We Are America Alliance — also said it would make sure 1 million make it to the polls.
Holli Holliday (cq), executive director of the group, said that the registration effort targets the “most disenfranchised sections” of the electorate including recently naturalized citizens.
Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), said that the ultimate goal is for 10 million Latinos and immigrants to vote in November.
The We Are America Alliance is also mobilizing to make sure that immigrants and others are allowed to vote, Vargas said.
NALEO is recruiting “a battalion of attorneys” to be on hand on election day to assist any immigrant voters that are having difficulty at the polls, he said.
