Word: hispanicized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But for the intensely partisan Speaker, the immigration bill had a sharp political downside. Hispanic leaders had warned him that its passage would cost the Democrats Hispanic votes in 1984. The Speaker was determined to keep this important bloc happy. Democrats "truly represent the Hispanics of America," he said. "These...
At the same time, O'Neill tried to blame the Administration for undermining the bill. The White House wanted the Democratic-controlled House to pass it, he asserted, so the President could veto it. That way, Reagan would come across as a hero to Hispanic Americans, and the Democrats...
The notion of a G.O.P. double-§- cross was first planted in O'Neill's ear by California Congressman Edward Roybal, one of the eleven-member Hispanic caucus. Roybal admits that he first heard it as dinner gossip, but as evidence, he produced a letter from Attorney General...
'If he was racist, none of us would support him.' --a Hispanic leader on Flynn
At 50 predominantly Black and Hispanic precincts, workers will try to bring out the vote through phones and door-to-door polling. Dee said, adding that workers will phone potential supporters at the 100 other precincts.