Document on Hispanic issues to be released during Democratic Convention
Story By: Bea Karnes
Source: AP
Groups hoping to bring attention to issues of importance to Hispanics are releasing a document calling on the next president to create a committee on those topics. It says education is a key issue because Hispanics have a high dropout rate. It also says a high percentage of Hispanics lack health care, and immigration status is a big concern.
The report, commissioned by the Spanish-language TV network Azteca America and Fundacion Azteca America, will be presented to the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain in September.
Researchers found that although Hispanics make up about 15 percent of the U.S. population, about 9 percent of eligible Hispanic voters are registered to vote and only 6.5 percent actually cast their ballots.
