Anyone have info on percentage of Americans that come from which countries who are categorized as Latino/Hispanic etc. Of course this is a rough figure given all the complexities mentioned by commentators.
For example my daughter in law was born in Venezuela and is the daughter of a Jewish German father and a Philipino mother.
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Texas was originally settled by Spanish priests and settlers.. who eventually revolted and formed Mexico. The southern border of Texas has changed several times and was much farther north. It was after Stephen F Austin arrived with Angelo settlers that it began to change. The Angelos desire to have slaves triggered the Texas revolution.
Texas was settled by Spanish speaking people.. who were there before the Americans arrived.
This seems to be forgotten.
Latinos and Blacks are the ones trying to set this country in a humane path and save it from itself. Yet they have the least to gain as they are treated as second class citizens. Whites are on a self destructive path all due to racism and their desire to keep their “privileges” as whites. Privileges include no health care, no retirement, no higher education, no dental care, etc. Enjoy the privilege as long as one can feel superior and build walls instead of addressing issues like the 1% enriching themselves at expense of everyone else. Whites want to re-elect Trump, no matter the consequences for the country and to themselves l.
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I am really surprised there is any Latino support for Trump, given his his hatred of brown foreigners as demonstrated by his statements, "They'er bring drugs, they'er rapists..." and actions, i.e. The Wall.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4599310/user-clip-sending-rapists
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Hispanics actually getting motivated and voting in record numbers is trump's and the Russia/Republican/Fascist Party's worst nightmare. That is a wrath that not even the electroal college could save them from and it would be richly deserved.
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The NYTs doesn’t really know what Latinos/Hispanic think politically. Most of them knowing that their ancestry, some Nations, distant relatives, are suffering the impact of ideologues with socialism/revolutions as their premise. Florida is an example of how Republican the Latino/Hispanic community can be in the USA. They do know where Liberalism can lead peoples to. They do.
This piece ignores the well documented fact that middle class Latino 'legal' citizens are actually quite conservative, like low taxes, like fair and legal immigration.
Funny thing happened along the way to "picking the Democratic nominee".
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The Democratic Party greatly underestimates the anger the Latino community has. In a NY Times article titled, "Latinos Voters Will Decide the 2020 Election, Ramos lays out the many instances in which The Latino Community has been had promises broken and have been betrayed.
"The Latino people hold a grudge against Democrats in general — and former President Barack Obama in particular — for two reasons: More than three million undocumented immigrants were deported during the Obama administration, and Mr. Obama didn’t get through Congress an immigration reform bill that would have allowed millions of undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the United States."
AND
"Janet Murguía, president of UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza), called Mr. Obama the “deporter in chief,” a moniker that always made him uncomfortable. The reality, however, is that the millions of deportations that took place under his watch broke Hispanic families apart."
It is instructive to keep this in mind because for some the election is not about the status quo, but about the original meaning of the American Dream, (before the "social mobility" definition took hold), which according to Sarah Churchwell (Behold, America 2019) "isn’t just a Jeffersonian ideal of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” but the conditions that put the ideal within reach of every citizen: a dream, she says, that is “all but synonymous with social democracy.”
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The democrats know that they are weak on policy, so they are banking on creating divisions on the basis of ethnicities , colors or religions and promote feeling of victimhood among minorities and win their support. This is a classic ultra left technic which various leftist groups have employed in several under developed and developing countries to the devastating effect. In those countries it is often accompanied by disruptive tactics and even violence resulting in chaos.
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I am turning 72 this month and have been waiting for this moment since I became active politically in the 1960's ( I was a volunteer for the Robert Kennedy campaign in 1968.
My dream is to see a Latinx candidate on the ticket before I die.
Incidentally, the massacre in El Paso targeted Mexicans in particular according to his own manifesto, so let us be clear about that. And let those who don't know history to remember that Texas was part of Mexico before it was part of the U.S.
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I hope the vote for Warren!
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Stop! “Latino” is an ethnic, not a racial, designation! To say “Latinos are expected to make up the largest nonwhite ethnic voting bloc in 2020” is misleading. There are “Latinos” of Native American descent ( “American” meaning north and south- descendants of the people who came over the land bridge connecting Eurasia and Alaska during the ice age), Latinos of European (Spanish, Portuguese) descent ( the definition of “Caucasian” aka “white” = of European descent) Latinos of Asian, African and a mixture of all-of-the-above descent. And we don’t vote in a bloc: for example the Cuban population in Miami tend to be conservative, Republican, dislike “socialists” and “communists” -definitely not Bernie Bros!
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Latinos may "make up the largest nonwhite ethnic voting bloc in 2020" but they were tied with Asians as having the lowest turnouts in 2016 and 2018. From Pew:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/05/12/black-voter-turnout-fell-in-2016-even-as-a-record-number-of-americans-cast-ballots/
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/01/historic-highs-in-2018-voter-turnout-extended-across-racial-and-ethnic-groups/
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@Steve That is what the article is about. That this time Latinos are more involved in the election.
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No one knows who can beat trump, of course. But I am betting that whoever it is will soundly defeat trump in November. We are through with his divisive rhetoric, his lies, his threats and his cheating, and want to bring dignity back to the office and to our country.
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The largest minority in this country should exercise its political power and go vote.
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@Marie Condo
One third voted for Trump, I’m sure that number will increase in 2020.
I've heard it said by asylum seekers that America is great because it is a nation of laws. That says a lot about America, and a lot about the countries those asylum seekers are fleeing. We have every reason to go slow and thoughtful on the issue of immigration. None of the Democratic candidates should bully us to open the doors unless they can show us they will enforce, and not suspend, the laws.
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One wonders what tweets The Donald will write if or when Latinos don't vote for him in 2020. I'd say, you can only imagine but, then again, he always manages to surprise ...
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He will probably promise to take the wall down smh
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How do you know if you're "latino." Who tells you your official status? I've never given anyone any racial or ethnic identification in any way. Does my vote count as a 'latino" vote?
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How can these reporters declare that "Latino voters are poised to pick the Democratic nominee"? They are far from the monolith that grouping them together as an ethnic group would suggest, and they are still a considerable minority.
What this article does suggest is that the Dem party and the legacy media that largely reflects it--inasmuch as the Republican party can't be a home for any intelligensia like that encompassing professional journalism--is too slavishly loyal to identity politics, to incidental groupings of voters by race and ethnicity. It will likely keep the Dem party and the legacy media out of touch with what's really happening in the electorate, possibly helping our disgrace of a president to a second term.
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@Tom - Numbers don't lie.
btw, most people choose not to vote for someone who treats people they identify with like dirt.
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None of us know who it should be, but it doesn't matter - just vote. Take your neighbor to the polls, your daughters friends...we will win if we get out in numbers. This is not the year to be lazy or complacent.
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Latinos need to be recognized as an interest group separate from Blacks; they are themselves, not just a part of the 'minority' vote. Somehow Bernie Sanders has managed to do this, others need to study how he has done it, it's important for the future.
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I really have to wonder who the NYT is talking to. My wife is Latina and we have a ton of Latin friends, both native-born US citizens and naturalized. And while they are not necessarily Republicans, 90% of them are on the conservative side of the Democratic ledger. They won't be voting for Bernie, I can tell you that.
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Having grown up in conservative Christian home and knowing that most Latino-American's are raised in conservative Catholic homes and traditional 'family values' I say the only thing holding Latino-American's voting mostly Republican is the issue of discrimination and harassment by Trump and the Republican Party. Once Republican's stop demonizing Latino-American, I honestly believe the vast majority of Latino's won't stay in the Democratic Party.
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@Sasha Love :
I am sorry to hear that the Latino-Americans have learned to put their own money and corporate profits above the basic needs of other humans, but I suppose that is the natural progression for Americans. American Family Values.
I do not think cash is more important than people, but I get the majority of Americans that do.
@Sasha Love
Mexicans have a sense of community and taking care of each other, as we were taught to do so in the catholic church. Bernie sees the idea of taking care of each other with health care and schooling. Nothing conservative about that in our catholic (universal) outlook.
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@Sasha Love - Do you really think traditional family values are exemplified by a serial cheater and liar like Trump or for that matter Gingrich et al?
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“People are channeling their anger into voting in a way we have not seen historically.”
I hope this true and it works!! Fingers crossed.
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Actually a lot of Latino voters like myself are trump supporters. We left socialist countries came here legally and expect others to as well.
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@Dara
Isn’t Trump a lot like those dictatorships?
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@Dara
You fled a socialist country, and you thought Seattle was the opposite of that? Seattle is one of the most progressive cities in the United States.
I mean, I would’ve understood Salt Lake City, Utah, Memphis, Tennessee, or Dallas, Texas... but Seattle?
I’m having a very difficult time believing you are who you say you are.
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@Dara
If by "a lot" you mean your circle of friends and family members from Cuba or Venezuela, then overall, that's a small number. There are those of us who are Mexican American who despite Trump and his policies. And we are showing up in droves. Just goes to show we are not a monolith.
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Before November the Republican Texas political establishment will close as many polling places as possible in communities where Latinos live in large numbers. Texas has one of the lowest rates of voting in the U.S., by design.
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@Marc Exactly. The rule is "If they won't vote Republican, they shouldn't vote," and they don't even try to hide it anymore.
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@Marc
There is a massive amount of voter suppression in Texas.
“Voter suppression, plain and simple”: Texas closed hundreds of polling sites in black, Latino areas. Counties with largest minority population growth saw 2.5M new residents and 542 closures. Whiter areas had just 34.
IGOR DERYSH - MARCH 3, 2020 10:00AM -Salon
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I’ve been hoping that Elizabeth Warren would announce that Julian Castro would be her running mate. Castro has the experience, the expertise on immigration, could help turn Texas blue, and would inject new life into her campaign.
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@Paul Wortman
I'd love that as well but I fear Warren won't get that far.
At the very least, if we can get a Democratic president with Warren, Castro, Kamala Harris, and Stacy Abrams in administrative positions, that would be put is in a very strong position. Beto O'Rourke, Buttigeg, and Klobuchar would focus on running for governor of their respective states.
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I am 61 years old, grew up and live in Texas and for about 50 of those years have been hearing this science fiction about a massive Hispanic voting bloc suddenly flexing their strength. This wishful thinking is repeated by east coast media every election year like clockwork. It's never happened and it won't be happening this year because the whole flawed theory rests on the bogus assumption that every Latino thinks alike and all have identical concerns. They don't and they never have, and it's condescending bigotry to think that they do. Why not report the reality instead of the fantasy for a change? Please.
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@mpound Agreed! Even here in blue south Texas, the Trump signs are already out in some Latino yards. Reporters and pundits seem to believe ethnicity automatically aligns one with a particular party or candidate. Another good reason not to put any real stock in any of these people's predictions--ever.
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@mpound - If you had bothered to read the article that's exactly the point they made.
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Do most white Americans even know the difference between Hispanics and Latinos? I'm curious. We should trying polling the question. I'm imagine the results will prove humorous to say the least.
My family is partially Hispanic but definitely not Latino. Do you understand what I just said?
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@Andy I do, but the problem is that even within ethnic groups the consensus or clarity is not always there. I teach in and live in an area that is, depending on the form or person you are talking to, 96% Hispanic/Latino. In my classes, the term my students use to self-identify is about a a 50/50 split, yet almost all consider themselves "Mexican-American" if we are discussing descent. Generalizing and labels, like "white", are often problematic.
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@Andy :
Think that is bad? Try being Asian.
But who can they believe? Not Biden. But then, where do they get news from?.... Fox? I dunno. It seems that Bernie is the obvious choice.
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Now it is competition to find the largest minority? Ask Black folks how much it helped them being the largest minority for years? Now we are being spoon fed that Latinos are going to determine the election. Latinos as were the Blacks are not a monolith and it is condescending to think they are. Why not tell us all left handed people are a bloc?
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A lot of talk about Latino/Hispanic and the many varieties who came to America going back hundreds of years. I remember a trial in the San Jose area, a land dispute from the 1980's. At one point the English descendant said; "My family has been here since 1840." The man of Latino descent said; "My family has been here since 1790." Anyhow; not sure of all the different branches but let's not forget; when Trump ANNOUNCED his candidacy; he said; MEXICANS, are committing murders and rapes; he didn't say, Latino or Hispanic. Again, not sure of the family branches but I don't see how anybody of Mexican descent could vote for Trump. He's putting Latino/Hispanic/Mexican children IN CAGES!
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Please quit running articles about how the "women's vote" and the "Latino vote." We women and we Latinas don't all vote alike. I and many of my relatives are conservatives.
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@Madrugada Mistral - It's true that there are always a certain percentage of voters who will vote against their own interests and sell out their demographic group but that percentage is in the minority.
btw, why are right wingers so bad at math?
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Soooo, they're like the rest of the country, then?
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Putting Latinos in a box assuming they will all vote democratic is so wrong. Millions of Latinos are small business owners and they are socially conservative. If Trump would shut up he would gain a great many Latino voters.
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@Julia
MILLIONS of Latinos are small business owners and socially conservative? Where? How are you getting this bogus claim? Latinos are not a monolith, it's true. But the article's claim still stands. Sounds like that scares many of you Trump supporting Latinos. As he would tweet: Sad!
The faces of children in the cages, votes and votes on November the fourth..
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@Francisco Cebollero Obama/Biden put children in a cages. Wrong for both dems and republicans to do so but you need to speak the truth.
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@Julia: The truth is that it is happening today.
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@Julia Just stop it. Obama administration held children until they could be released....which they were.
Obama did not have a deliberate immigration policy to separate children from their parents as a deterrent.
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One size does not fit all. Spend a few weeks in Florida, where Latinos are primarily from Cuba, South and Central America. Overwhelmingly conservative, most will never consider supporting a democratic socialist. If FL wasn't a swing state, this wouldn't matter, but Florida has determined the Electoral College winner in every election since 1996. Sanders can't win in November.
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Latinos will never become a strong block of voters in American politics until they put aside their differences. Black Americans became and still are a strong block of voters with a lot of leverage in politics. Latinos should follow their example in order to gain a strong voice in politics and policies in this country. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the nation, but continue to lag in gaining more access to federal jobs, more funds to their states and cities, etc. Sanders is an idealist with an agenda full of programs and policies to benefit the lower classes in this country. Unfortunately, he has never explained in economic terms where are the funds going to come to fulfill his promises. Latinos should know better from experience with socialism and other isms in the Western Hemisphere. Just look around at countries in Latin America still struggling to achieve economic equality and development. Yes, we need more economic equality, better education, better healthcare, etc. But the money will not be there unless the country grows it's economy. Americans know what policies need to be implemented to be a better country for all Americans. Voting for Sanders will just give trump/putin and comrades another four years to destroy our democratic values, economy, and rule of law.
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I am of Latin Descent. I am second generation. I voted Hillary Clinton in 2016. She chose a white male as her VP-nice guy-not an inclusive choice. This time I back Sanders. Biden is Hillary Redux. Latinos/as need to be recognized as a growing population and Sanders seems best positioned to nod towards Minorities.
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My wife is Mexican, and her shock and outrage made me think Latino turn-out would increase dramatically in 2016. Instead, it only went up 1% nationally. But, after reading this article, I think the Walmart shooting changes the game. You can see people taking action, registering to vote, running for office. I am anxious to see a real Latino surge in voting, especially Texas and Florida. People are seeing the real life and death consequences of Trump's hateful language.
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@Alexander Beal
I hope so. Our lives depend upon them participating.
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It is quite prejudiced, discriminatory and honestly arrogant for the Democratic Party and their media partners to assume what Latino voters or the immigrant community wants. It is also quite distressing and insulting to imply that Latino voters or other immigrant communities support illegal immigration and thus would vote against Trump. Speaking of the immigrant communities, when they were in their respective home countries, most of them supported policies to stop illegal immigration. Why on earth do the Dems think that they would support illegal immigration in their new home, i.e. the US?
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@CT Resident
They are against legal immigration. The so called “illegal” is just the attack vector for the racism. They are already attacking citizens as well to strip them of naturalization.
Trump's attacks on the legal immigration system explained
News & Commentary | By Peniel Ibe, UPDATED Feb 21, 2020
https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/trumps-attacks-legal-immigration-system-explained
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Sanders the man that voted no on the immigration reform bill
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For those who cannot fathom why anyone Latino would support the GOP or Trump....
1. Latinos who came here legally have the same antipathy toward border-jumpers and asylum-claim-gamers as everyone else.
2. Trump has been great for business. They have seen their own prosperity rise during his presidency.
3. They agree with Trump on cultural issues like abortion. The Latin"x" intelligensia is intersectionally leftist. The Latino majority is actually, culturally, quite conservative.
4. They're religious, and see the Democratic party as worshipping at the church of social justice, not the church of God.
If Latino support for Trump continues to grow -- and it's already over 30% -- there will be trouble for Democrats.
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@Snowball Adjusted for inflation no one has prospered under Trump. Under Obama the stock market triple and added over 22 million jobs
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@Snowball
Great for corporations and their tax status but did these corporations pass along their savings along to the American people? Did it help the middle class?
Would be interested in knowing what policy Trump implemented that "prosperity rose" for these people or for any American as you state. Factor in fight against healthcare, tariffs, price of steel, his repealing of Fair Pay & Safe Workplace, his budget cuts for those that need it, relaxing Wall St protection to protect us against another recession/housing trauma, fight against the Affordable Care Act and I could continue but am stating I am clueless about how you can overlook all the harm he has done. And much is yet to come! Afterall our stable genius can spill one heck of a lot of air. You know cofefe. Reality check.
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@Snowball - Interesting. It's Democrats whose policies most closely follow the bible's teaching about caring for the poor, sick etc.
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There isn't a monolithic "Latino" block, even though progressives and the media would like to believe there is.
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@Dave
Indeed, but the misconception fits the ‘progressive’ narrative.
Comes from existing in a self-validating bubble.
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@Dave
I agree.
We really can't depend on the media to deliver the nuances of what being Hispanic can be. In fact, if the Republicans weren't such racists, they would realize that Hispanics have a lot more conservative values than liberal. Unfortunately.
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@Dave
"These voters, far from a monolith but united on some key issues, will cast their ballots..." The article goes on to quote the exec director of the Latino Victory Fund, "What used to happen was you avoided talking about Latinos unless it was about Florida." Then at the end it describes a family of five, two of whom voted for Sanders, one who is undecided and the other who is voting for Trump.
I think they did a decent job, compared to other mediums. My only complaint is that the article refers to the Latino voting bloc as "nonwhite." We are all kinds of colors!
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I simply cannot wrap my mind around Latino people voting for Trump.
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@weary1
It's as baffling as poor whites voting for him; they're the ones who suffer the most from extreme cuts to social welfare programs, toxic water and air, etc.
We Latinos are not a monolith but many of us will use our votes to show our support for progressive politicians.
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Latinos do not announce their voting preference under such circumstances as we see today. They are afraid.
They are even more afraid than usual because the Don is famous for retaliation.
I'd say the article is spot on for the discontent overall and that after the curtains are pulled back we will see a pleasant surprise.
Our Latinos will play big time in DJT's defeat and well they should as they have paid a steep and unjust price.
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@Discernie :
I hope so. I lived in Cruces and know MANY Spanish speaking families have lived there since New Mexico was Mexico. Those Americans are totally disrespected by those living and working in the government and military facilities around White Sands and El Paso, never mind the huge white retirement community and the university kids, for their heritage, their language and their culture, their names.
It just made me so angry to see that. I live in CO but send money just to spite those Trump voters.
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Must to my dismay, there are many Latino voters in CA poised to vote for Trump. How and why escapes me.
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Thank you for using the term 'latino' as opposed to Latinx, as a 'latino' I feel that's a label that non Latins are putting on us. In general how about asking us, what we would prefer to be called.
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Every time I meet a Latino who tells me they like Trump I shake my head. I don’t get it- he puts babies in cages, he others black and brown people, he short pays everyone who works for him or contracts with him. Trump treats everyone who isn’t a rich crony as disposable and there for his use - it’s always about him. Never does he do anything for anyone without expecting something in return. Trump isn’t a leader on any issue - it’s just about the news cycle and elections - he wants to win and take the spoils - we are only here for him to manipulate.
Any blue will do.
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@Deirdre I'll tell you why. The older Latinos buy into the message that tRump is against dictators and wants to be tough. Latinos work hard and the over-arching message from the GOP is that hard work and having your own business will pay off -- and it does, but not in the same way for them as for White people. Entrepreneurship is high among Latinos, compared to Blacks. It's that message that negates the GOP's other clearly obvious disdain for Latinos. Oh, and a good many Latinos are Catholic and are opposed to abortion.
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Latinos ARE America's working class. Everyone makes America great, but Latinos make America FUNCTION. Look who's working hard at 7am; look who's doing the hardest work. Just shake some hands, that'll tell you. They build up and maintain the physical state of America that everyone enjoys. If THEY don't belong in the Democratic party I also don't need to belong there.
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@carl bumba
Your heart seems in the right place but the message is symbolic of an exhaustive, patronizing cliche. I grew up hearing this claim that my people are "hard workers", always from well-intentioned whites.
There are many, many Latinos who are higher educated, white collar, upper class workers. And we count just as much. So can we please kill this notion that "all Latinos are hard workers!!!!'?
Blacks and Latinos are still a monolithic voting bloc according to whites. Liberals think they all must be against Trump because he is so racist and because of how he demonizes immigrants. Republicans think that they are all dependents and /or anti-police. Guess what? There are a lot of old Black folk and church folk that watch Fox all day. I know because they are part of my extended family. They are some second and third generation Latinos who disassociate themselves from the immigrant and asylum seekers. The same can be said for African Americans who don't closely identify with immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean. Some of them even agree with Trump on immigration.
It's funny because a lot of the so called "white working class" don't work (underemployed, medically unable, re-hab and retired) and the majority of the actual working class are black and brown people. THe real working class supports Sanders and Warren regardless of race or ethnicity. Here's another shock; Blacks and Latinos with money tend to vote Republican. Even for Trump.
Biden won a particular Black vote in SC, albeit a plurality. Let's see how well he does with other Black voters.
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Only Biden can beat Trump. Full stop.
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@Fascist-Fighter
Nice opinion but polls in swing states shows Sanders leading or even with Biden.
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Before we get carried away by dreams of Texas, let's not forget that almost a third of Latino voters ,voted for Trump in the last election....
....and as if we could ever forget, 53% of white of white women also voted for Trump.
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Hope they know, all Bernie needs is Texas, California and NY and the other states won't matter. That translates into strength for Latino voters in Texas. They could turn the state blue and finally end the healthcare debate in America that has gone on for three decades. Thank you Latino voters for finally giving the American people the Health care they deserve!
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I don't understand the claim that Latinos have long been overlooked and never taken seriously until now. Back in 2016 I remember reading plenty of articles like this on this same newspaper about basically the same thing, and well, clearly they were being taken into consideration back then. Ironically, those articles also mentioned plenty how so many Latinos were waking up because of Trump running and registering to vote...
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I don't understand the claim that Latinos have long been overlooked and never taken seriously until now. Back in 2016 I remember reading plenty of articles like this on this same newspaper about basically the same thing, and well, clearly they were being taken into consideration back then. Ironically, those articles also mentioned plenty how so many Latinos were waking up because of Trump running and registering to vote...
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I don't understand the claim that Latinos have long been overlooked and never taken seriously until now. Back in 2016 I remember reading plenty of articles like this on this same newspaper about basically the same thing, and well, clearly they were being taken into consideration back then. Ironically, those articles also mentioned plenty how so many Latinos were waking up because of Trump running and registering to vote...
This demographic is not automatically behind one candidate. And it's not even automatically Democratic. And that's a good thing.
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A civil rights advocate versus a hand shaking bipartisan moderate. What would MLK say?
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@Mathias
He wasn’t allowed to live long enough to tell us.
Why does this article say that latinos are the largest nonwhite ethnic voting bloc in 2020? People should know that hispanic/latino is not even a race. Both of my parents are from Colombia, however, my dad side of my family migrated to Colombia from Spain in the 1930s while the Spanish Civil war occurring. And my mom side of my family were originally colonists who moved to Colombia from Spain. People ought to know there are White, Blacks, Mestizos, and even Asian Hispanics. I know someone from Colombia who moved to Colombia during the Great Leap Forward from China when he was a little boy and if he was to move to the US, he would be considered an Asian Hispanic. Also, Democrats need to stop saying all Latinos are Democrats. This is not the case with me... I am literally 21 years old going to graduate university this Fall and I vote Republican.
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@Anthony Exactly. the spanish heritage voters who can pass as White vote White, while their brown skin brothers and sisters are crushed by other whites.
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@Anthony I was going to complain about that too. As a half-white/half indigenous Latina I get frustrated with these ridiculous characterizations. They try to put us in a box. I have cousins who are black, indigenous, Chinese and Italian.
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@Anthony Vote Republican, why because they're fiscal conservatives? Small government? Are you on your parents healthcare? Do you like clean air and water? You are the future, what do you want it to look like?
In California, Sanders has been putting in the work for four years with Latino voters, and he is about to reap the benefits. I don’t support him, but give credit where it’s due - he has earned their votes.
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As a second generation Mexican-American and as a Catholic In my late 50s , I have always voted Republican. Their values aligned more with what I knew growing up. My parents were Democrats. As the Democratic Party changed, they switched to Republican.
This will be the first time in my life that I will vote for whoever ends up as the Democratic nominee. My sole purpose is to end the reign of the current office holder. This is the first time in my life that I have actively organized meetings and events on behalf of a political party or reached out to other voters or helped voters get to their polling place. This is the first time I’ve been truly alarmed by the growing disparity in our country. I also am increasingly infuriated by the open bigotry and racism I see and hear around me. It’s quite the eye- opener when you don’t look like a stereotype to bigots or racists and they feel free to spout off the ugliest of opinions to you.Never mind the opioid epidemic, the unemployment rate, the suicide rate and the sense of helplessness in rural parts of my state.
My parents and grandparents taught us that America has given us so much and we owe it to our country to stand up for what we feel is right . And we can do that without needing to fear kidnapping or murder.
As a successful small business owner I would benefit from a continued Republican administration. This Latina can’t in good conscience support this one.
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@Cali It sounds like you have evolved a lot over the years and I think that being an informed person with an open mind is what we all need! Thanks for sharing!
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“ Mr. Sanders has a significant lead among Latino voters in both Texas and California, ahead of his rivals by double digits.”
Sanders should be your headline.
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How about the "overlooked" or "forgotten" voters who were hoping for change when they voted for Obama, but didn't get it; or those who thought that voting for Trump would bring the change they had hoped would com to them from Obama, but didn't? They now know that Trump will not deliver what he promised. But who will convince those who did not get what they hoped for from either Obama or Trump? Certainly not Biden, who will be more of the same from the same establishment. Probably not Bloomberg. Only Sanders and Warren offer "radical" change from the status quo. Both are the only truly authentic change agents. But are they really too radical for those who want change but fear it the same time?
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@RLW
Only a few on the fringe want ‘radical’ anything.
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@EGD
"Radical" is what is currently sitting in the Oval Office.
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@EGD
Millions disagree.
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Given the analysts and pundits track record, I will wait for the results.
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For all of my lifetime we called Russia the sleeping bear. Then along came China. I guess they are the sleeping panda. So let's consider the Mideast, Africa, Europe, and a new passage to the Northwest formed by global warming as the ice melts. What now worldwide and the fight over the rights and benefits versus the drawbacks as time refuses to stand still, history is dynamic. Can you name one person running for leader of any government or country on this planet who grasps the significance of this very moment and the implications for the planet that rest on their decisions?
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Every election year has been the year of the waking Latino voter. This article should be written after the primaries.
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Wrong, again, NYT. Hispanics do not vote the same and they are not all lining up to defeat Trump, as the ones I know support Trump. Hispanics in Texas and Florida do not vote the same as those in California and New York. Please stop putting our this very poor analysis on how minorities and women vote that is why this paper was surprised when Trump beat Hillary.
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@Isle The NYT and most American media absolutely loves to lump latinos into one big, homogeneous group. You are absolutely correct about Florida having significant numbers of cubans where someone like Sanders is very likely to poll poorly, versus a place like New York or Texas, etc.
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@Isle
Even within a state, they don't vote the same. In NM, there are native Hispanics whose families have been US citizens since 1848. They don't have the same point of view in many cases as recent immigrants. And people of Cuban descent don't have the same point of view as people of Mexican descent etc.
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The overlooked voters also include those who cast early ballots in today's primary states, voters in states whose votes count for less in the Electoral College, and Republicans who are offered only one choice: Donald Trump.
@Karen Lee
My California Republican ballot included Republican candidates for POTUS other than DJT.
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@EGD, good point! I was thinking that most states had decided to not “primary” Trump. To the extent that some Republicans get a choice, presumably the 90%+ that support him will still vote for him, though. So, I guess it doesn’t matter, in the long run.
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Then there's the overlooked voters in states that vote after Super Tuesday.
They don't matter.
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@Eric Goebelbecker
They will matter this year.
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Latino voters are no monolith and have in fact been drifting from reliably Democratic toward more support for this president. Every reliable survey now says at least three in ten Latinos are Trump supporters, and probably more. Look at the story in the Atlantic from February 17th if you need confirmation.
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@Snowball The election in November will be the true confirmation.
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It’s Bloomberg
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