The Latino culture in respect to the rest of the United States is a true phenomenon. The numbers of Latinos coming into the United States is steadily growing, with the Spanish language competing with the English language for usage. Latinos are also creating a big impact on the world of politics; their numbers are not only viewed as a wanted asset but as “game changer” to politics. However, there are key factors that influence the voting patterns of Latinos and how they themselves interact in politics. Taking a look at interrelating factors can show Latino’s pattern in voting participation. The strongest predictors of Latino voting turnouts will be based on a strong ethnic background and socioeconomic status coupled with gender. Latinos face …show more content…
“[R]elationships play an important role in women’s psychological development and adaptation to sociopolitical roles” (Montoya et al. 6). An argument could be made for Hilary Clinton that in the previous article she was able to relate to Latina’s on a personal level thus gaining more overall Latino votes versus Obama. The concept of being empowered vs power alone is what drives Latinas and other women in political areas to fill those positions. Again the topic of unity, ethnic background is put into focus for analysis of voting outcomes. While most Latinos do stand united for a majority of topics, there are differences in the subgroups. For example, Puerto Rican and Mexican women identify closely to the Democratic Party while Cuban women tend to side with Republicans (Montoya et al. 3). Both articles clearly see a common ground for Latinos as a whole, their views on certain politics and politicians, clearly favoring a Democratic point of view. Particularly those Democrats that hold Latino values in high regards, utilizing Latino’s in their political campaigns and reaching out to the local level of Latino community. While there may be some differences among the subgroups in the Latin world, there is still a share of beliefs and
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Show Moredeporting lots if Hispanic that come to the United States to get the American dream . Because they left their home country to have a better life opportunity and to give their families a better life.Most of the people that come to the united states, they come from ‘Mexico and Central america’ Because their country have a bad economy and don 't have no jobs for the people that live there. Some of the people that are trying to come to the United States, its because of the "drug war" they are lost of innocent people and children dying for no reason .The government don 't do nothing to stop all that killing and kidnapping on their country.They are lots of corruption on the government of "Mexico and South America ' that the cartels are involved in the government. The people don 't feel safe no more in their own country . The ones that are more in danger are the women 's and children that are trying to cross the border .Because the women most of the time theyy get keidnappingnd get repaid by the coyotes the people that help them to cross the border or they get killed and the families don 't never get to know nothing about them .The childrenthat are trying to get the American dream they are in lots of danger when
Cardenas, V., Kerby, S. (2012). The state of Latinos in the United States. Retrieved from www.americanprogress.org
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Cardenas, Vanessa, and Kerby, Sophia. "The State of Latinos in the United States." American Progress, 8 Aug. 2012. Web. 11 Mar.