Hispanics wanted a Mexican-American nominee, upset they got a Nuyorican instead

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When President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Hispanic woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, he not only presented conservative Republicans with a political dilemma, he also ignited a cultural debate within the nation's large and increasingly influential Latino population.

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Latinos are taking a careful look at her nomination.

Sotomayor, who is of Puerto Rican descent, grew up in a New York housing project before attending Princeton University and Yale Law School.

Many Latinos are elated that Obama has nominated a Hispanic, and they relate to her story of success from humble beginnings.

But some would have preferred to see Obama nominate a Mexican-American considering that they make up 70 percent of the nation's 47 million Latinos.

"The argument could be made for (a Mexican-American nominee)," said Raul Yzaguirre, former head of the National Council of La Raza, one of the nation's largest Hispanic civil-rights organization. He is now presidential professor of community development and civil rights at Arizona State University.

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Though Puerto Ricans and Mexicans share a common language, Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and are not considered immigrants like Mexicans, said Louis DeSipio, a political-science and Chicano/Latino studies professor at the University of California-Irvine.

As a result, Sotomayor could be less sensitive to immigration issues she may face as a Supreme Court justice than if she were Mexican-American, DeSipio said.

Luz Sarmina, president and CEO of Valle del Sol, a non-profit community-based Latino organization in Phoenix, said that she was thrilled with the choice of a Hispanic but admits that she would have liked to have seen Obama nominate a Mexican-American.

"I'm thrilled having a Latina, but I also think there are many Mexican-Americans well-qualified for that role. I don't want to pit one group against the other, but I think I would have been thrilled to see a Mexican-American."

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/n...latino0527.html

[Chica Yeyé 41]

bleh. yesterday's news AJ... you disappoint me.

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

bleh. yesterday's news AJ... you disappoint me.

yeah, aj is a bit slow.

Daniel

[Peikko 1,575]

Idiots. I want to see a Martian American on the SCOTUS, with three heads and enormous pulsating fingers...

[Ban Hammer 14,184]

and in this corner, vying for the title of the real hispanic........

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Idiots. I want to see a Martian American on the SCOTUS, with three heads and enormous pulsating fingers...

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Idiots. I want to see a Martian American on the SCOTUS, with three heads and enormous pulsating fingers...

wouldn't that be like a sex toy as Supreme Justice?????????

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

Idiots. I want to see a Martian American on the SCOTUS, with three heads and enormous pulsating fingers...

i was hoping for a pluto-american. them one eye ballers. they can see right through you!

Daniel

[Ban Hammer 14,184]

Idiots. I want to see a Martian American on the SCOTUS, with three heads and enormous pulsating fingers...

i wonder what freud would deduce from that statement........

[panamania79 2]

When President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Hispanic woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, he not only presented conservative Republicans with a political dilemma, he also ignited a cultural debate within the nation's large and increasingly influential Latino population.

...

Latinos are taking a careful look at her nomination.

Sotomayor, who is of Puerto Rican descent, grew up in a New York housing project before attending Princeton University and Yale Law School.

Many Latinos are elated that Obama has nominated a Hispanic, and they relate to her story of success from humble beginnings.

But some would have preferred to see Obama nominate a Mexican-American considering that they make up 70 percent of the nation's 47 million Latinos.

"The argument could be made for (a Mexican-American nominee)," said Raul Yzaguirre, former head of the National Council of La Raza, one of the nation's largest Hispanic civil-rights organization. He is now presidential professor of community development and civil rights at Arizona State University.

...

Though Puerto Ricans and Mexicans share a common language, Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and are not considered immigrants like Mexicans, said Louis DeSipio, a political-science and Chicano/Latino studies professor at the University of California-Irvine.

As a result, Sotomayor could be less sensitive to immigration issues she may face as a Supreme Court justice than if she were Mexican-American, DeSipio said.

Luz Sarmina, president and CEO of Valle del Sol, a non-profit community-based Latino organization in Phoenix, said that she was thrilled with the choice of a Hispanic but admits that she would have liked to have seen Obama nominate a Mexican-American.

"I'm thrilled having a Latina, but I also think there are many Mexican-Americans well-qualified for that role. I don't want to pit one group against the other, but I think I would have been thrilled to see a Mexican-American."

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/n...latino0527.html

Oh well,they'll get over it !

[ishack1956 0]

I read that and only can think about blacks saying that Obama was ONLY half black, and didn't really understand black issues since he was raised by his white grandmother Hawaii. TOTAL BS