Rich Valdes: Obama courts Hispanic support using ‘jobs’ pretext, Leaders skeptical

NEW JERSEY, May 10, 2013 ― President Obama traveled to Mexico and Costa Rica just days before the Cinco de Mayo celebration as part of his “Latin America” and “Jobs” tour, then headed to Texas Thursday morning.

With the Hispanic or Latino demographic category as the largest minority group in the U.S. (about 50,478,000, or 16.5 percent of the population) and the fastest-growing voting bloc, one can understand why the President wants to make nice with this group.

However, leaders in Latin America are skeptical about Obama and his intentions.

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