What "Latino Power"?
Via Real Clear Politics, Robert Suro of the Pew Hispanic Center realizes that
it should come as no surprise that when it comes to matters of policy -- on immigration, trade or bilingual education -- Latino voters have a different point of departure than non-voting Latinos.and that
Hispanic political power is growing, just not as fast as one might expect from the population numbers. Moreover, as Latinos become a more prominent political presence, what we hear from them may not be what people expect.I don't know what "people" expect (or, for that matter, who are the "people" Mr. Suro speaks about), but I know that, as a Hispanic woman, I don't vote for anyone just because
a. they are Hispanic
b. they support "the perceived economic interests of the largely working-class Latino voters", whoever those might be.
Additionally, I believe that
1. In-state tuition status for illegal aliens is wrong.
2. Immigrants have the duty to assimilate. The duty, as in moral obligation.
3. Bilingualism should go hand-in-hand with learning American values. Bilingualism as of itself is not acculturation.
4. The liberal mindset of the vicitimized minority is an empty premise.
Candidates trying to second-guess what an ethnic group will want will only become panderers, and I don't vote for panderers, thank you.
I vote for candidates who I believe best represent my goals as an individual, and, on the national sphere, will best defend the Constitution and our country.
Simple as that.
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