Hispanic Democrats Criticize White House
/Congressional Democrats in the Hispanic caucus are
accusing the White House of neglecting Latinos. Rep. Hilda Solis,
D-Calif., delivered the weekly Democratic radio address Saturday,
accusing President Bush with failing to meet the Hispanic community's
needs - and, as a result, she said those needs are greater than ever.
"Unemployment among Hispanics has skyrocketed to 6.9 percent and is now
19 percent higher than when President Bush took office. Poverty rates
and levels of uninsured among Hispanics have gone up -- one out of
three Hispanics lacking health insurance." As remedies Solis
highlighted two proposals: "We ... unveiled our Democratic Hispanic
Agenda, the Compromiso Democrata con el PuebloLatino, so that our
communities can prosper. And, we introduced the SOLVE Act, which would
fix our immigration system and provide for earned legalization of
immigrants who work hard and pay taxes." [more 
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