What people don't get about Hispanic vote is that it is not a single monolithic unit. There are those who claim their origins from Spain. And then there are those who migrated from Latin America several generations ahead and are now well-settled in U.S.A. Then there are those who always lived in the same land before it became U.S.A. And finally there are those who have migrated from Latin America in the last two decades. And within those migrants there are conflicts based on the country of origin.
Each of these groups have fault lines that separate them from becoming a single homogeneous entity. They do not vote en bloc.
The well-settled Hispanics including Latinos are deeply threatened by the presence of the new immigrants (legal or illegal) from Latin America. A non-formal research study that I was privy to in Albuquerque, New Mexico showed that Hispanic front office staff tended to discriminate against the new Latino immigrants. In one specific neighborhood, community lines were drawn between those who had lived in the area for decades vs the new influx of immigrants. Those who immigrated legally decades back are wary about possible illegal immigrants bringing "bad name" to their community.
Like it or not, there are possibly plenty of Hispanic voters who will help building a wall across Mexico. Just like many women hurt and pull down fellow women, just like some women cheer for a man even he assaults and denigrates women openly.
If you add this to the fact that a large majority of Hispanic voters self-identify as White, you begin to realize Latino vote is a myth we want to believe in.
There are systems and then there are groups and then there are individuals. We defy rules in the most unexpected ways.
And yeah, it hurts.
Each of these groups have fault lines that separate them from becoming a single homogeneous entity. They do not vote en bloc.
The well-settled Hispanics including Latinos are deeply threatened by the presence of the new immigrants (legal or illegal) from Latin America. A non-formal research study that I was privy to in Albuquerque, New Mexico showed that Hispanic front office staff tended to discriminate against the new Latino immigrants. In one specific neighborhood, community lines were drawn between those who had lived in the area for decades vs the new influx of immigrants. Those who immigrated legally decades back are wary about possible illegal immigrants bringing "bad name" to their community.
Like it or not, there are possibly plenty of Hispanic voters who will help building a wall across Mexico. Just like many women hurt and pull down fellow women, just like some women cheer for a man even he assaults and denigrates women openly.
If you add this to the fact that a large majority of Hispanic voters self-identify as White, you begin to realize Latino vote is a myth we want to believe in.
There are systems and then there are groups and then there are individuals. We defy rules in the most unexpected ways.
And yeah, it hurts.
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