Census numbers are of no use for Hispanic populations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. There are so many Mexicans, both legal(green carders) and illegals counted that they distort the voting numbers. Instead look at the numbers from voter registrations. You will find the percentages much lower.
As I understand it, in New Mexico, Mexican-Americans are very active in the Republican party as well as the Democratic party. I think the current governor of NM is Hispanic woman but I am not sure.
Latino voters are not monolithic. 70% of Latinos in the US are of Mexican or Mexican American origin. They could care less about Sotomayor who is of Puerto Rican origin. For all they care, she could be Chinese American.
Both Democrats and Republicans make a grave political error when they lump all Latinos together. In addition the largest concentrations on Mexican Americans are in Texas (a settled red state) and California (a blue state).The only states where they can really influence the elections are Colorado and New Mexico, the rest are just wishful thinking.
Can you give us some real population statistics of Israel:
How many actual people actually reside in Israel proper. How many Jews, Palestinians and others. How many Palestinians, Jews and others in the West Bank. How many Palestinians in Gaza.
Lets not consider overseas Israeli or Palestinian emigrants.
If we consider these then we should also consider the Palestinians in refugee camps.
Census numbers are of no use for Hispanic populations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. There are so many Mexicans, both legal(green carders) and illegals counted that they distort the voting numbers. Instead look at the numbers from voter registrations. You will find the percentages much lower.
As I understand it, in New Mexico, Mexican-Americans are very active in the Republican party as well as the Democratic party. I think the current governor of NM is Hispanic woman but I am not sure.
Latino voters are not monolithic. 70% of Latinos in the US are of Mexican or Mexican American origin. They could care less about Sotomayor who is of Puerto Rican origin. For all they care, she could be Chinese American.
Both Democrats and Republicans make a grave political error when they lump all Latinos together. In addition the largest concentrations on Mexican Americans are in Texas (a settled red state) and California (a blue state).The only states where they can really influence the elections are Colorado and New Mexico, the rest are just wishful thinking.
Juan
Can you give us some real population statistics of Israel:
How many actual people actually reside in Israel proper. How many Jews, Palestinians and others. How many Palestinians, Jews and others in the West Bank. How many Palestinians in Gaza.
Lets not consider overseas Israeli or Palestinian emigrants.
If we consider these then we should also consider the Palestinians in refugee camps.