Obama appoints record number of Latinos

By GottaLaff

Que bueno!

U.S. President Barack Obama has selected far more Hispanics for his administration than any previous president in American history, observers say.

The Houston Chronicle reported Sunday that Obama has tapped significant numbers of Latinos from California and Texas to serve in his administration. [...]

The newspaper said Latinos have comprised 11 percent of Obama's first 300 nominees for senior administration positions requiring Senate confirmation.

Former President George W. Bush had appointed 5.5 percent Latinos during his first 18 months in office, while former President Bill Clinton filled 4.5 percent of his confirmable positions with Hispanics, the report said.