The Power of the Latino Vote. Let's get something in return

Through our Vote comes Political Power. Through Political Power comes the power to change

how we live, how we are treated, our economic, educational well being, and of course home ownership

and  immigration.

 

So the 2008 Presidential  campaign has started and the Latino vote will be fought for.  Let's make them earn our vote,

lets make them keep their promises (which is very unlikely), and let's, therefore, get something in return for

our community as the candidates seek our vote and supports.

 

Let's get real just immigration reform, affordable housing, have banks better serve us, health care for all, and the list goes on.

 

Here are some highlights about the campaigns and Latinos, from from Cnn.com, http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/31/hispanics.2008.ap/index.html

Latinos are the U.S.'s largest and fastest-growing minority group
• Early voting states Florida, California and New York have large Latino populations
• President Bush captured 40 percent of the Latino vote in 2004, most ever for GOP
• As the Latino population has grown, so has the rate of voting participation

 

Hispanics tend to lean Democratic in national elections, but President Bush showed in 2004 that Republicans have much at stake. Bush captured about 40 percent of the Hispanic vote that year, the most ever for a GOP presidential candidate. His Democratic rival, John Kerry, won 53 percent, down from the 62 percent former Vice President Al Gore garnered in 2000.

California's Hispanic population is nearing 36 percent -- more than double the U.S. average. However, Latino historically vote in numbers well below their share of the population, in part because many are either too young to vote, unregistered or foreign citizens.