Word: hispanicization
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Was Bush?s decision really so targeted, or was it designed to appeal to voters outside the Hispanic community as well?
But while that means that politicians in places as diverse as Las Vegas and Jasper County, S.C., are courting these constituents as never before, Hispanic political clout still lags far behind the numbers--and will for perhaps a generation to come, Latino leaders fear. Even in parts of the country...
The once-a-decade exercise of redistricting now under way in every state will help mobilize Latino voters and encourage them to seek elected office. But no one expects Latinos to show the kind of huge gains that the Congressional Black Caucus made after the 1992 election. Indeed, the boom...
But what really worries Hispanic leaders is that many newcomers don't seem to want to participate. For whatever reason--longer waits, higher application fees, cultural factors that work against assimilation--a smaller and smaller portion of new immigrants are even trying to become citizens. Some Latino politicians blame bilingualism...
Conservative Miguel Estrada has blue-chip credentials: a Harvard Law School degree, a Supreme Court clerkship, a stint as an assistant U.S. attorney, and now a partner in a high-powered Washington law firm. Born in Honduras, he'd also be the first Hispanic judge to reach the Appeals Court...