it's about the impact on this law on latinos who are legal residents or legal citizens of the united . do they face harassment from police authorities because they happen to look latino? that's been the controversial aspect of this. because we don't have -- i don't have the decision in front of me, it does appear that the court narrowed that to some degree. i think to the extent that they did narrow it, they took a little bit he of the sting out of the issue, but i want to see what the decision actually is. i think this really does affect a lot of legal citizen voting latinos who say, are we being singled out? i think mitt romney is making a big mistake to keep avoiding these issues. he went to the right on immigration in the primaries. on this issue the etch-a-sketch isn't working for him as he tries to -- as he needs to correct for the general election to get a share of the latino vote. >> chris, there's one thing that i think we're not sure about how this is going to play out, and that's registration of latinos. so will this -- >> not an insignificant point. >> this is critically i

if he says he would repeal it, then he's got a problem with the latino community, at least a portion of it, but if he softens in any significant way, he's moving away from the policies that he talked about when he was fighting for the nomination. so he is in a box on this and it's very clear that they are going to try to avoid answering this question but it does beg the issue of what he would actually be able to get done. if the president has not been able to get comprehensive legislation through in his first four years, what are the prospects that governor romney would do any better than that and what would be the specific policies that would make it more likely that he would have success on that. he doesn't want to answer that question. he wants to go after what portion of the latino vote he can get by talking about economic issues and by talking about the president having failed to do what the president had promised to do four years ago. >> and dan, the "washington post" lead story today on bain capital is focusing on the charge that bain capital's companies over those years did a

the latino population has grown over 40% from 2000 to 2010. t the number of latinos voting has grown at almost double that rate. in 2008, close to 10 million voted. this year, an estimated 12 million latinos could vote. that would double 2000's turnout. where the latino vote counts most, toss-up states. look at the top five. mathematically they could handle swing states, that is if they register and make to it the polls. here's the big challenge for democrats. latino decision says in nevada, for example, only 42% of eligible latino voters have registered so far. virginia, 35%. and in 2008, only half of eligible latinos showed up on election day. far less than black or white voters. impeding today's turnout, critics point to voter registration laws and voter purges that remove eligible citizens. in florida, the tide may be turning. a federal judge halted parts of a 2011 law restricting the efforts and now the league of voters have restarted their registration drives. in north carolina, registration efforts have paid off there. north carolina has

you see the latino vote tomorrow will be a top focus. they showed you with the younger students on student loans, the ad on women, he has a new radio ad aimed at african-americans. i'm over at our electoral map now, where we stack it now, dan. 247, strong or leaning for obama, 206 strong or leaning for romney. as you well know, you have to get to 270 to win it. i want to come out to the national map. you get mixed results. i talked about the bigger picture, the economy. that's not good news for the president. there's a brand new poll out in florida today. look at this. it's close. it's close. you have the president ahead now, this same poll back in may had governor romney ahead. in one of the biggest battleground states they have to feel better about that. we thought after the wisconsin recall, boy, should we make that a tossup? might that be trending republican? a new poll out of wisconsin the other day shows the president, again, this is still close. the president still on top in this battleground state. dan, i'm interested in getting y

could we go to the other -- north mission? latino population first and then the asian population. >> which area would you like to have described? the 16th street and up area or 15th? >> 15th and up. >> this is the highest population, 75% to 100% latino. there is a few blocks there. the next lighter color is 50% to 75%. chairman mcdonnell: any questions related to the stated -- this data? let's change to asian, please. >> so this is the asian population as reported by the senses. this is 16th street and there is one dark shaded block and it is 50% to 75% asian and a slightly wider block above is 40% to 50% and goes lower from there. -- lighter block above is 40% to 50% and goes lower from there. >> that is north of van ness? >> that is bounded by 16th street, and van ness. chairman mcdonnell: chairman mcdonnell: back to the question of the proposal related to kayuga. >> can i claire if i something on the bottom side? that area is completely isolated from both the outer mission -- it's actually connected more to glen park, because in t

leslie, various polls show immigration isn't the main concern for latinos. it's the economy. 's jobs. but in light of mitt romney's harsh primary position on immigration, can he change that negative perception out there that among some latinos before the election? >> many people are still looking at both parties and i think are going to be making up their minds. the reality is many folks are looking at president obama and trying to decide did his economic leadership help them in their ability? i think if you look at the fact two-thirds of hispanic households have somebody in their family that was without a job over the last year or the h hispanics are falling in poverty at a higher rate than any other group, the answer is no, their situation is not better than it was three years ago. those create opportunities not only for mitt romney but the republican party, a good, strong conservative candidates all the way down. >> the background noise of the conversation has always been about immigration but it's these things, these kitchen table things in this bad economy that affect all

latinos. and they should be interested. after all, by the year 2050, latinos will be 30% of the population in this country. so i guess you could say it would be univision news with a latino perspective. there's at least 75% of latinos in this country bilingual. and they have a choice to watch english or spanish. many are watching spanish language news, not just because of the language but because of the content. because they get information that is relevant to them. hopefully our goal in this new network, abc univision, a new network, we will fill that void. and we will be able to report to these people what they want to hear. >> john king, speaking of content, one of the debates in south carolina, you moderated with newt gingrich. david gergen called it one of the explosive moments in debate history. we all know the exchange with newt gingrich going after you and cnn with the question about his alleged extramarital affairs. my question to you as a moderator, what were you thinking? what was going through your head? >> i think you take away

the numbers are stunning for the latino unemployment rate t. uary 2010 and has climbed to 11%. is there a way to read the tea leaves and see how the latino community is responding to the jump in unemployment of 1%? >> i think it's definitely disappointing, after two months where it was steady at 10.3. and it is not particularly surprising, sadly because a lot of the industries where latinos are well represented are hurting , such as service, construction, retail, hospitality and manufacturing jobs as well. >> greta: president obama won a resounding number of latino vote in 2008. he won it by probably -- 30 points or so over senator john mccain in 2008. i am curious, looking forward to this november whether or not this economic number will have an impact on the latino vote and whether it will be a president obama vote or not? >> i think that -- i think he has the numbers and the support from the latino community, clearly. i think it hovers around 61%, which is better than he does with the general populous. but, yeah, i mean, there is room for imp

the country. singer marc anthony, a president obama supporter is helping mobilize latino voters. formed at the president's fund-raiser tonight. earlier, i spoke with the grammy award winning artist and entertainer. he starts his 15-city tour in miami on august 2nd. here's part of our conversation. if you could give us a sense of the enthusiasm in the latino community for president obama is it real? >> it is absolutely real, and i think that, you know, my support is real. i have been representing the latino community all my life, being a puerto rican descent, and to think about what he's been able to accomplish in the past -- during his administration is just unbelievable. and to me, he is us. you know, i think there are a lot of -- there are a lot of similarities, we have a lot in common as a community. there's a lot he understands. and what he's been able to accomplish, you think about sonya sote omyer as a justice, what he's been able to do as far as iraq is concerned. the face of america is finally being recognized, especially after the last census, knowing we have almost 60 mi

community, is that the way to actually woo latino voters? could he move a point or two in states in the southwest, in places like florida, virginia, with that kind of message? >> well, i think the speech that governor romney gave was disappointing because he's at about 25% of the latino vote nation nationally. he's going to need over 35% to be competitive and possibly get elected. i don't see how he can make that ground. he's had a very harsh position on immigration. what he simply said at the speech was he changed his style, substance, was more positive on words, but on deeds he fell far short. he still claims he's going to veto the dream act, which gives a path of citizenship to those who served in the military, those students. he's not for comprehensive immigration that legalizes the 12 million. he has refused to take a position on the deportation of the almost 1 million children. so on substance it's very hard for him to change the substance after a primary where each of the republican candidates were competing on who is harsher on immigr

you heard mitt romney down at the organization for latino elected and appointed officials here in theey pointed out that latino unemployment is much higher than the overall average. he pointed out the number of la tinos who have dropped into poverty since this p president became president, so what is the appeal here given those circumstances? what is the appeal of the latino community? >> sure. i think that going back to mr. gillespie, a senior adviser just on the program said that if romney were president of the united states, he'd have to review and repeal and reconsider, and even repeal. so we simply ask -- >> i'm not sure he said repeal, but review. >> he did. i was listening very, very carefully, candy. he said that those actions would be under review and repeal. >> and so given that, we should have an answer on the basic question that we have before us. we have over 1 million young people in the united states of america since the president made the announcement, two-thirds of the american public have said it is a great idea, and latinos are cheering throughout the country, there

>> i think there has been a game changing moment, particularly for the latino community, the latino voters. that came before mitt romney even became officially, or unofficially, but before he became the front-runner. and that is when he said that the response, or the answer to the immigration issue would be the self-deportation of undocumented immigrants, and when he vowed to veto a dream act if it ever came to his desk. because the hispanic voter, even though most polls show it's jobs, the economy, that it's health and education, the issues that they most care about, of course, jobs, there's 10.3% unemployment among the latinos. the issue that drives their vote is definitely the immigration issue. so you can see right off the bat, the latest polls, president obama has 64% to 67% of support from the latino voters. and romney has 20% to 25% from latino voters. for there to be a change in that, i don't know what would have to happen. either he would flip-flop on his positions and then he would be accused of flip-flopping. right now it will be an uphill battle for the republicans to get the l

the same time. a national latino leadership conference. governor romney took his time respond to go the president's big announcement, finally spoke to reporters in new hampshire. >> i believe the status of young people that come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long-term basis so they know what their future would be in this country. the action the president took today makes it more difficult to reach that long term solution because an executive order is of course just a short term matter, can be reversed by subsequent presidents. >> national political correspondent jim acosta was there. the governor didn't respond right away, like he wanted to think about it. why? >> reporter: that's right. i will tell you the romney campaign was caught off guard by this, john. it was apparent at the first event romney had today, i talked to a senior romney adviser, they think it is a blatant pivot away from a bad couple of weeks on the economy for the president. you can sense the romney ca

>> i mean, it's not just the latino vote. you have now a generation of young people in this country, not just latinos, but a multiethnic diverse america who now things the republican party is synonymous with being the anti-immigrant party. that's the lasting impression and it's something they're going to have to figure out what to do with. more importantly, it's fascinating, i was in washington on friday when the order was announced surrounded by a bunch of dream act activists, and to me in just three days now, there's a new normal when it comes to talking about immigration. there's a noticeable shift in the way our country and our politicians are talking about it, and i welcome that. it's about time. >> i think you are a key to this whole story because of your personal story. and because a lot of americans are out there saying okay, who is this going to help? what does it really mean? how is this going to unfold? tell us your story. what happens with you? >> i actually came here, was born in the philippines, i came here when

the white house today. he made this announcement on latinos. so he's going cultural to change the subject from the economy. >> was today the time to do this? >> absolutely because the supreme court is going to come out on their decision with arizona sb-1070. basically today, that lindsey graham says immigration is a congressional issue, so they're forcing the supreme court to say wait a second, the state's can't be deciding. >> the days of waiting for labor day for the starting gun to be fired are long over. thank you, howard fineman. thank you maria teresa kumar. >>> coming up, president obama and mitt romney offer two different visions of how to fix the economy. mitt romney wants to leave it to the private sector. president obama says that's what got us into this mess. this is "hardball." the place for politics. to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for full strength sun protection. wet skin. neutrogena®. 14 clubs. that's w

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and what it means to have the latino vote on your side. ed. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, this is the next chapter for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> moments ago, president obama addressed a very enthusiastic crowd as a miami beach fund-raiser. >> you can decide whether or not it makes sense to stop denying the opportunity of responsible young people to allow them to stay here and prosper here and get educated here. just because they're the children of undocumented immigrants, they are americans through and through, except for their papers. i believe it was the right thing to do. >> the president needs to support of the latino community all across the country. singer marc anthony, a president obama supporter is helping mobilize latino voters. he performed at the president's fund-raiser tonight. earlier, i spoke with the grammy award winning artist and entertainer. he starts his 15-city tour in miami on august 2nd. here's part of our conversatio

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this is the bold move the latino community has been wanting. he'll secure this vote. so think this bold move shows the general public not just latinos that the president is not going to

it shows the number of latinos eligible to vote in the united states. much those numbers have grown. in 1988, for example, there were 7 million eligible voters, latino eligible voters and now there are more than 21 million eligible latino voters and many of them in critical battleground states like new mexico or nevada, colorado, arizona, and even in virginia and north carolina among others. you see that they are ready for the president in the rose garden right now. we are also getting some angry republican reaction to the changes in the obama administration's immigration policy. south carolina senator lindsey graham for example tweeted this. he said, mr. president, i don't think that this is a wise way to fix a broken immigration system. this decision avoids dealing with congress and the american people instead of fixing a broken immigration system once and for all, he adds, this is a classic barack obama move of choosing politics over leadership. lindsey graham of south carolina. congressman steve king, republican of iowa, and he says this, and i will

the economy. if it is latino leaders, it is the economy. and keep in mind that he is going to be talking to the naacp next month and he will be talking about the economy and that is the message from here to e election day. jeb bush is coming up and that is a speech coming up and he is obviously a popular political figure in the state among latinos and tomorrow senator marquee rubio ma marco rubio is going to be talking, and what we have not talked about here at naleo is what will happen with marco rubio and whether or not he is being vetted and whether or not he is going to be put on the republican issue, and not just immigration, but a issue that a lot of latinos are going to be watching in this state, suzanne. >> and don't forget as well that president obama will be addressing this group tomorrow to talk about the immigration policy, and economic policy and the reasons that he believes that the latino community should vote for him for another four years. jim acosta, thank you so much, and juan carlos lopez, and mr. vargas, thank you for t

so you can have a second conversation with the latino voter. emographic advantages which the president possesses are they affirmative for him to being reelected. ? right now, mitt romney is running in the low 20s. if he doesn't get to 40, he doesn't have a chance. the only way he can to get there is economic. >> hilary, one of the reasons that the latino vote is so important it's so big in key battle ground states. not only florida, but nevada, one of the problems with latino voters, they don't go to pools as much as democrats want to. >> the obama campaign has done a good job of identifying and how to get them here. here's the issue, it may end up being the economy that drives them to vote. as the congressman said, the sense of who's with you on the economy is also going to matter. and so, when you have mitt romney talking about, you know, tax cuts for the wealthy and trickled down economy, you know, that doesn't give people who are most focused on aspirational goals, rise prg the middle class, looking at, you know, at their kids' education cos

i think obama hit it out of the park today. if you had latino voters the day before the elections watch romney's speech and this the president's speech today, i'd be surprised if the split wasn't 80/20. >> thank you. we appreciate it. up next, republicans are celebrating the supreme court's overturning health care reform but the trouble is it hasn't happened yet. stick around for the side show. >>> welcome back. time for the side show. first up, a glimpse into the future courtesy of republican senate candidate richard murdoch of indiana. in video he cheers the supreme court's decision to strike down the health care act. but the supreme court hasn't ruled yet. >> we've had our moment of celebration because the supreme court ruled it is unconstitutional. don't sit back and think the fight is over because it isn't. barack obama and congressman joe donnelly are already putting obamacare 2.0 together and they're going to try to pass it once again. we cannot let that happen. >> turns out the murdoch campaign is covering all bases and preproduced react

mitt romney addressed the group yesterday. latino voters will have a big influence on the presidential race. we are talking about a very diverse population. even the breakdown here in florida quite different. across the country, almost 60% of hispanics eligible voters are of mexican origin. 14% puerto rico and 5% cuban. in florida, cubans are 32%. puerto ricans 28% and mexicans 9%. president obama speaks to latino officials here this hour. president has a wide lead over mitt romney among latino voters. what's he plan to do? shore up the support, bring in juan carlos lopez to talk a little bit about that and jessica yellin, inside where president obama will be speaking shortly. jessica, i want to start off with you. yesterday we heard from mitt romney. he highlighted the poor economic conditions among hispanics. 11% unemployment. 2 million hispanics living in poverty. how will the president address the concerns of latino community when it comes to the economy? >> i expect he will draw on the same message we heard recently from the pre

the subject fact. we know where he stands with latino voters. number two, it shows a sort of feckilousness that is perhaps unreadiness for primetime that in a whole week, he couldn't get together an answer to a simple question, would you rescind the new possibly, and it allows obama to talk about the things congress has not done, all the things that congress complained about, but republicans in congress failed to do. they filibusters the dream act. that's why he had to do what he did. so romney needs to change the subject fast. >> real fast. and i just don't see him mounting any kind of a strategy that's going to be effective. i mean, this could swing the election to president obama. it's going to be razor tight no question about it. mr. soto, what do you see mitt romney having to do between now and november that could have an impact on the latino vote? >> well, certainly having a plan with immigration would help out and having more of a plan than just being antiaffordable care act. as we have seen in polling, health care is critical to our commu

well, just the latinos. i mean, that's... let's be frank. ghter) for more on this, we turn to senior latino economic analyst al madrigal. al, thanks for joining us. (cheers and applause) does 11% in the latino community put the latino community in play for this election? >> i mean, it may. but even 11% pales in comparison to the 98.7% unemployment latinos face elsewhere. >> jon: 98.... where? >> right here, jon. show business. (laughter) televisione. (laughter). >> jon: you're latino and off job in show business. >> yes, i have the job, jon. do me a favor: try to name one other latino on television. >> jon: oh. all right, let's. .. >> not geraldo. >> jon: okay. oh! >> lopez was canceled jon. >> jon: (bleep). is whitney... >> no! >> jon: either of the broke girls? >> you'd think so, but no. (laughter) "desperate housewives" with eva longoria? that was canceled. >> jon: doe equis man? the most interesting man. >> you know what the real interesting thing about that man is? >> jon: what? >> his real name is jonathan goldsmith. >> jon: yes! (laugh

the latino community is not monolithic, the african-american community is not all of one mind. it's a big country. and sometimes in tough times in a country this big and busy, especially during a political year, those differences are cast in a bright spotlight. but i ran for this office because i am absolutely convinced that what binds us together has always proven stronger than what drives us apart. we are one people. we need oneanother. our patriotism is rooted not in race, not in ethnicity, not in creed. it is based on a shared belief in the enduring and permanent promise of america. that's the promise that draws so many talented, driven people to these shores. that's the promise that drew my own father here. that's the promise that drew your parents or grandparents or great grandparents, generations of people who dreamed of a place where knowledge and opportunity were available to anybody who was willing to work for it, anybody who was willing to seize it. a place where there was no limit to how far you could go, how high you could climb. and took a chance. america embraced

, the president won 50% of the latino vote but the population has grown in those states. so the question is will their campaign be able to register them to vote? will he energize them to turn out to vote? speeches like this but also his move to help it -- help more immigrants find a way to stay in this country if they were brought here as young children. those kinds of moves could help energize them to register and vote and that's what the president's campaign is hoping to be able to do. >> all right. thank you, jessica. i want to bring in juan carlos lopez. you and i were talking about senator marco rub wroe. he addressed this crowd and i want to play very quickly something that he said that seems to make this a very -- accusation against the president. >> i was tempted to come here today and rip open the policies of the administration. in a few moments you will hear from the president. i was tempted to come here and tell you he has not been here in three years. what a coincidence. it is an election year. i was tempted to tell you why didn't he