How the Romney-Ryan Ticket Hurts Latinos
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 03:28PM
TheSpook

From [HEREIt is probably safe to assume that not many Latinos had heard of or knew much about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) before GOP presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced that he was choosing Rep. Ryan as his running mate. Yet now that he is the Republican vice presidential nominee, his budget proposal—along with Gov. Romney’s—will be scrutinized by the Latino community.

When Latinos look closely, they will find that the policies that both candidates embrace are in direct contradiction to the policies that most Latinos support. As a 2011 LatinoDecision/Impremedia poll shows, 55 percent of Latinos believe that the government should make investments to stimulate the economy, 72 percent oppose cutting Medicare, and 60 percent believe that government should ensure that everyone has access to health care, among other findings.

Below we provide the facts on where Gov. Romney and Rep. Ryan stand on the key issues Latinos care about.

Health care

Pell Grants

Head Start

Housing

Jobs and job training

Taxes

Immigration

Poverty

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program

Reproductive rights

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