California has been primarily a solid blue state ever since the attempted crackdown on illegal immigration, in part, by the backlash from the growing Hispanic voter population.
" "If the political parties use immigration as a wedge issue, there might be a very big backlash," said Marcelo Gaete-Tapia, senior director of programs for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, or NALEO. "
Hispanics, which represent about 14% of the population which makes them the fastest and largest growing minority group in the country, however several factors diminish their political influence.
o Small details like four out of 10 adult Hispanics are ineligible to vote
o The median age to of Hispanics is 27 compared to 40 for white non-Hispanic
reminds me of the U of O job questionnaire,[ ] if Hispanic [ ] not Hispanic … DUH!! It is like George Carlin's joke about the gasoline truck with the words "flammable" on its side... it is either flammable... nonflammable... or noninflammable... why are there three? The thing either flames or it doesn't?
" There is a sense that they are getting more political power within some states," de la Garza said. "In Texas right now, the Latino vote is important in local elections, but not as much in state elections. In California, they can influence state elections." "
One out of four Hispanics polled claim that neither the Republican or Democratic party has the best position in immigration partly due to debate over immigration issues, such as when the House passed a bill last year that would make it a felony for illegal immigrants to be in the United States.
... for many Hispanics, this debate is about their future, said Sergio Bendixen, a Hispanic pollster in Florida., "it's about whether they are welcomed in this country." no kidding! Wonder why?
Most Hispanics believe that discrimination against them has increased due to the immigration debate according to a Pew poll.
" The way that immigrants are treated is sort of the proxy for how the Latino community is viewed," said Clarissa Martinez de Castro, state policy director for the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights group. "When you hear the vitriolic debate on immigration in this country, what do you think of? When you belong to that ethnic group, you feel it." "
what do I think of? I think of the attacks of 9/11 and I think about how porous our borders are and how we do not take securing them very seriously.
I think about all the extra security precautions that we have taken under Homeland Security, which only resulted in meaningless inconveniences without actually addressing the problem.
As Bill O'Reilly said the other day, "it is like spending $1 billions on an alarm system for your house, and not installing a front door."
If back in 1776 people had taken the attitude of today, we would all be speaking with a British accent.
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Asian or Pacific Islander (A)
African American (not of Hispanic origin) (B)
Hispanic (H)
Native American or Alaskan Native (I)
Caucasian (not of Hispanic origin) (W)
this is from the state of oregon application.. interesting huh?
As I research this issue in more depth I am always suprised at the story behind the story. Please read THE FORD FOUNDATIONS part in all this mess.
On my blog I also document how they use their millions to turn the education system "on it's head".
"The organization managed to convince Congress that English-language ballots were the same as literacy tests, which had been used to exclude qualified blacks from voting in the South. MALDEF-sponsored amendments to the Voting Rights Act authorized multilingual ballots on demand whenever "language minorities" made up 5 percent of a given jurisdiction's residents (legal or otherwise) where there had been less than 50 percent voter turnout in the last presidential election. Thus 375 new jurisdictions were added, mainly in the Southwest, and a new class of bilingual ballots were created for "language minorities," including Spanish-speaking persons, Asians, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives."
I took this quote from the article about the Ford Foundation. I don't recall EVER seeing a ballot printed in Asian, Native American or Alaskan. (I came here from the mid-west)I DO however see a million other things being printed in Spanish. And it doesn't have anything to do with literacy. The "race card' has been pulled. I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE COMPARE THEIR PLIGHT TO THAT OF THE BLACK MAN OR NATIVE AMERICAN!!! No 2 situations are the same, we all know that, so the comparison suggests to me that they don't have any other good reason. (or excuse) As far as I know, the ONLY nationality that is allowed to maintain their 'nation within a nation' is the Native Americans. That right was afforded them from the begining of our country. EVERYONE else is supposed to assimilate and become - OH, NO HERE COMES THAT WORD - An American! And I don't believe that you need someone to read that to you.
excellent point and something that is most commonly overlooked, is as you said, the story behind the story.
also, good article on your blog. :-)
Hmm I love the idea behind this website, very unique.
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