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[CRISTINA]
¿Por qué es tan
importante que los
latinos voten en estas
elecciones?
“Cristina
Saralegui”
[CRISTINA]
Why is it so
important for Latinos
to vote in this
election?
[FIRST LADY
MICHELLE OBAMA]
Hay tanto que esta
en juego...
“Michelle Obama”
[FIRST LADY
MICHELLE OBAMA]
So much is at
stake...
[FIRST LADY
“Reforma
migratoria”
[FIRST LADY
MICHELLE OBAMA]
MICHELLE OBAMA]
La reforma
Comprehensive
migratoria.
immigration reform.
Backup
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS AFFIRMED HIS
COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
In His 2012 State Of The Union Address,
President Obama Said: “We Should Be Working
on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Right
Now.” “I believe as strongly as ever that we should
take on illegal immigration. That’s why my
administration has put more boots on the border
than ever before. That’s why there are fewer illegal
crossings than when I took office. The opponents
of action are out of excuses. We should be
working on comprehensive immigration reform right
now.” [White House, Remarks by the President In
State of the Union Address, 1/24/12]
PRESIDENT OBAMA WORKED TO BUILD A
CONSENSUS TOWARDS ENACTING
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
In 2009, Expressing A Desire To “Actively Get
Something Done” Around Comprehensive
Immigration Reform, And “Not Put It Off.”
President Obama Met With Lawmakers Of Both
Parties To Work Towards An Agreement.
“President Barack Obama began a push for
comprehensive immigration reform Thursday,
meeting with members of Congress to seek
bipartisan help in reaching an accord on the
politically explosive issue. Although he did not set a
deadline for passing legislation, Obama said he
and the group of about 30 lawmakers who
gathered at the White House ‘want to actively get
something done and not put it off until a year, two
years, three years, five years from now.’” [Arizona
Republic, 6/26/09]
President Obama And Administration Officials
Spurred Senators Schumer And Graham
Towards Introducing A Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Bill, Pushing For A
Blueprint In Early 2010. “Despite steep odds, the
White House has discussed prospects for reviving
a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, a
commitment that President Obama has postponed
once already. Obama took up the issue privately
with his staff Monday in a bid to advance a bill
through Congress before lawmakers become too
distracted by approaching midterm elections. In the
session, Obama and members of his Domestic
Policy Council outlined ways to resuscitate the
effort in a White House meeting with two senators - Democrat Charles E. Schumer of New York and
Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -who have spent months trying to craft a
bill. According to a person familiar with the
meeting, the White House may ask Schumer and
Graham to at least produce a blueprint that could
be turned into legislative language.” [Los Angeles
Times, 3/5/10]
ROMNEY OPPOSES COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION REFORM THAT INCLUDES A
PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP
Washington Post: Romney Has “Long
Opposed” Immigration Reform That Includes A
Path To Citizenship For “The Roughly 12
Million Undocumented Immigrants” In The U.S.
“Other Than Making Them Return To Their
Native Countries And Get In Line.” “Romney has
long opposed a comprehensive immigration reform
policy that would include a path to citizenship for
the roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants
living in the United States other than making them
return to their native countries and get in line.
During one debate, he famously described this
policy as ‘self-deportation.’ He has been consistent
on this through both of his campaigns for the White
House.” [Washington Post, 6/26/12]
Romney’s Been Consistent On His Opposition
To A Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Policy That Includes A Path To Citizenship
“Through Both Of His Campaigns For The
White House.” “Romney long has opposed a
comprehensive immigration reform policy that
would include a path to citizenship for the roughly
12 million undocumented immigrants living in the
United States other than making them return to
their native countries and get in line. During one
debate, Romney famously described this policy as
‘self-deportation.’ He has been consistent on this
through both of his campaigns for the White
House.” [Mother Jones, 6/27/12]
[FIRST LADY
“Cuidado medico”
[FIRST LADY
MICHELLE OBAMA]
MICHELLE OBAMA]
Asegurando que no
Making sure that
nos eliminen acceso
health care is not
a un seguro medico...
repealed.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WILL MAKE
INSURANCE COVERAGE MORE ACCESSIBLE
AND AFFORDABLE FOR LATINOS,
ELIMINATED LIFETIME LIMITS, AND
EXPANDED PREVENTIVE SERVICES
“The Affordable Care Act Will, By 2014, Make
Health Care More Accessible And Affordable
For As Many As 9 Million Latinos Who
Currently Lack Coverage." [White House,
February 2012]
An Estimated 913,000 Latino Young Adults
Acquired Health Insurance Due To The
Affordable Care Act. Because the Affordable
Care Act requires insurance plans to allow young
adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents’
plans, 913,000 Latino young adults who would
otherwise be uninsured gained coverage through
the end of 2010. [Department of Health and Human
Services, July 2012]
Because Of The Affordable Care Act, Lifetime
Limits Have Been Eliminated For 11.8 Million
Latinos. “Among the 105 million Americans for
whom lifetime limits have been eliminated as a
result of the Affordable Care Act, 75.3 million are
non-Latino White, 11.8 million are Latino, 10.4
million are African-American, 5.5 million are Asian,
and approximately 500,000 are American Indian or
Alaska Native.” [Department of Health & Human
Services, 03/2012]
In 2011, An Estimated 6.1 Million Latinos Have
Access To Expanded Preventive Services With
No Cost Sharing Under The Affordable Care
Act. [Department of Health and Human Services,
4/10/12]
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT STRENGTHENS
MEDICARE FOR LATINO SENIORS
An Estimated 3.9 Million Latino Medicare
Beneficiaries Now Have Access To Expanded
Free Preventive Services Under The Affordable
Care Act [Department of Health and Human
Services, 4/10/12]
Under The Affordable Care Act, Nearly 532,000
Hispanic Beneficiaries Received At Least One
Free Preventive Benefit In Medicare In 2011.
“According to preliminary numbers, at least
25,720,996 million Americans took advantage of at
least one free preventive benefit in Medicare in
2011, including the new Annual Wellness Visit.
This represents 73.3% of Medicare fee‐for‐service
(FFS) beneficiaries, including 2,373,810 African‐
American beneficiaries, 531,911 Hispanic
beneficiaries” [Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, 02/2012]
ROMNEY HAS PROMISED TO REPEAL
OBAMACARE ON DAY ONE
Romney: “If I’m President, I Will Repeal
Obamacare, And I’ll Kill It Dead On Its First
Day.” [Romney town hall, Collinsville, IL, 3/17/12]
[FIRST LADY
“Educación”
[FIRST LADY
MICHELLE OBAMA]
MICHELLE OBAMA]
Educación -
Education – making
asegurando que cada
sure that every
niño en este país
young person in this
tenga acceso a las
country has access
mejores escuelas...
to good schools.
Son tantas, tantas
Son tantas, tantas
cosas y es por eso
que el voto es
crítico.
cosas y es por eso
que el voto es
crítico.
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE
EDUCATION A NATIONAL PRIORITY WITH
RACE TO THE TOP, THE LARGEST
COMPETITIVE INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL
REFORM IN THE NATION’S HISTORY
President Obama's Race To The Top Is The
Largest-Ever Federal Competitive Investment In
School Reform. “The $4.35 billion Race to the Top
Fund is the largest-ever federal competitive
investment in school reform.” [Department of
Education Fact Sheet, 12/2009]
For Less Than 1 Percent Of Total Education
Spending Nationwide, 19 States Received Race
To The Top Funding, Benefitting 22 Million
Students. “For less than 1% of total education
spending nationwide—19 states received Race to
the Top funding, benefitting 22 million students.”
[White House, Accessed 04/16/12]
Race To The Top Has Inspired Dramatic
Education Reform Nationwide, Leading 46
States To Pursue Higher Standards. “Race to
the Top (RTT), launched in 2009, has inspired
dramatic education reform nationwide, leading 46
states to pursue higher standards, data-driven
decisions making, greater support for teachers,
and turnaround interventions in persistently lowperforming schools. The next phase proposes to
build on those principles at the classroom level,
supplying teachers with the strategies and tools
they need to help every student learn at his or her
own pace.’ [Department of Education, 05/22/12]
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS WORKED TO
ENSURE THAT HIGHER EDUCATION IS IN
REACH FOR ALL LATINOS
President Obama Signed Legislation That
Stops Interest Rates From Doubling For An
Estimated 7.4 Million Students Expected To Get
New Loans This Year. “It also keeps interest rates
of 3.4 percent for subsidized Stafford loans for
undergraduates. If Congress hadn't acted, the rate
would have doubled beginning July 1 for an
estimated 7.4 million students expected to get new
loans this year, adding an extra $1,000 to the
average cost of each loan.” [The Associated Press,
07/06/12]
President Obama’s “Pay As You Earn” Student
Loan Proposal Caps Income-Based Federal
Loan Repayments At 10 Percent Of Income
Above A Basic Living Allowance Starting As
Soon As 2012 For Certain Borrowers. “Allow
borrowers to cap their student loan payments at
10% of discretionary income…Today, the
President announced that his Administration is
putting forth a new “Pay As You Earn” proposal to
make sure these same important benefits are
made available to some borrowers as soon as
2012.” [White House, 10/25/11]
President Obama Signed Student Loan Reform
That Would Provide An Estimated 150,000
Additional Pell Grant Awards To Hispanic
Students By 2020 And New Protections For
143,000 Latino Student Borrowers. “By signing
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act ,
the President ensured increased affordability of
and access to student loans for American students.
The Department of Education estimates that some
150,000 additional Pell Grant awards will be made
to Hispanic students by 2020 under this new law,
and that 143,000 Latino student borrowers will
avail themselves of new protections for student
loan repayment which ensure affordability.” [White
House, March 2011]
PRESIDENT OBAMA PROPOSED TO RECRUIT
AND PREPARE 100,000 MATH AND SCIENCE
TEACHERS OVER THE NEXT DECADE
President Obama Has Set A Goal Of Preparing
More Than 100,000 New Math And Science
Teachers Over The Next 10 Years. “Obama has
set a goal of preparing more than 100,000 math
and science teachers and training a million
additional math, technology, engineering and
science graduates over the next decade.” [Seattle
Times, 02/07/12]
MITT ROMNEY HAS OFFERED NO PLAN TO FIX
FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Romney’s Education Plan Says That Students
Should Be Allowed To Escape Failing Public
Schools By Using Federal Dollars To Pay For
Private Schools, Online Schools And Other
Alternative Settings. “Calling it a ‘national
education emergency,’ Mitt Romney said
Wednesday that poor and disabled children should
be allowed to escape failing public schools by
using federal dollars to pay for private schools,
online schools and other alternative settings.”
[Washington Post, 5/23/12]
Former Education Secretary To George W.
Bush Margaret Spellings Said She Stopped
Advising Romney After He “Rejected Strong
Federal Accountability Measures” Because
Vouchers And Choice As Drivers Of
Accountability Are “Untried And Untested.”
“One notable skeptic is Margaret Spellings, a
former education secretary under Mr. Bush, who
this year was an informal adviser to Mr. Romney.
She said she withdrew once the candidate rejected
strong federal accountability measures. ‘I have
long supported and defended and believe in a
muscular federal role on school accountability,’ Ms.
Spellings said. ‘Vouchers and choice as the drivers
of accountability — obviously that’s untried and
untested.’” [New York Times, 6/11/12]
ROMNEY’S ADVICE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS
STRUGGLING TO AFFORD TUITION WAS TO
“SHOP AROUND” FOR A GOOD DEAL
Romney In Youngstown Today: “The Best
Thing I Can Do For You Is To Tell You To Shop
Around, And To Compare Tuition In Different
Places.” [Romney Youngstown Town Hall, 3/5/12]
THE ROMNEY-RYAN PLAN COULD SLASH
PELL GRANTS BY $1,000 FOR NEARLY 10
MILLION STUDENTS
If Cuts Were Applied Across The Board, The
Ryan Budget Would Slash Education, Meaning
“9.6 Million Students Would See Their Pell
Grants Fall By More Than $1000 In 2014, And,
Over The Next Decade, Over One Million
Students Would Lose Support Altogether.” [Jeff
Zients, Acting Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, WH.gov, 3/21/12]
ROMNEY WOULD ELIMINATE THE AMERICAN
OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT
Romney’s Plan Would Allow Tax Provision In
The 2009 Recovery Act To Expire, Including
The “American Opportunity Tax Credit For
Higher Education.” “Tax provisions in the 2009
stimulus act and subsequently extended through
2012 would expire. These include the American
Opportunity tax credit for higher education, the
expanded refundability of the child credit, and the
expansion of the earned income tax credit (EITC).”
[Tax Policy Center, The Romney Plan (updated),
3/1/12]
Politifact: “If Romney Does Not Renew The
American Opportunity Tax Credit, Students
Would Revert Back To Using The Less
Generous, Nonrefundable Alternatives.”
[Politifact, 8/31/12]
President Obama:
Soy Barack Obama y
apruebo este
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