Almost 14% of the administration's appointees are Hispanics. Read the whole list at http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/09/eye_opener_obamas_hispanic_nom.html?hpid=news-col-blog - - Donna Poisl
by Rob Kuznia--HispanicBusiness.com
President Obama has appointed more Hispanics to high-level administration positions than any other president in U.S. history this early on.
In the eight months since Inauguration Day, the Senate has confirmed 304 of Obama's high-office nominees, and 43 of them -- or 14 percent -- are Hispanic, according to the Arizona Republic.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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I'm a born Costa Rican and naturalized American citizen. That's just an ethical perspective of me so you won't read the following statement with a biased perspective. Wouldn't the title "Obama Fires Record Number of Hispanics" be widely accepted as controversial? If so, wouldn't the opposite connotation be considered widely accepted because it's the opposite of "Obama Fires Record Number of Hispanics." I'm simply asking in curiosity, but wouldn't all people see each other in equal light if we were all acknowledged equally as well?
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