Jerry Patterson (R) Wants Latinos To Vote For Him; Won't Support Issues Important to Latinos
Texas Land Commissioner, and Republican Lt. Gov. candidate hopeful, Jerry Patterson, is testing out an interesting new minority outreach strategy: Throw around words like Tejanos and guest worker programs to try to appeal to Hispanic voters, but turn around and oppose every single issue important to Hispanics and hope none of them actually notice.
Last week, Patterson launched Tejanos for Patterson, his campaign's attempt to try to convince Hispanic voters to support his candidacy for Lt. Governor. Patterson, who apparently simply knows what is best for Hispanics, is convinced most Hispanic voters embrace conservative values and that they should just be Republicans.
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Yet, by taking a quick look at his website (VotePatterson.com), Patterson's anti-Hispanic and anti-immigrant views come to light. Sure, Patterson may support a guest workers programs, but he "would have never voted for or supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens."
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However, taking a closer look at his actual policy views, Patterson is just as anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic as all other Republican Lt. Gov. candidates. There is nothing inclusive or sensitive about him. The following are Patterson's policy views as taken directly from his website for Lt. Governor:
1. Support Voter ID
2. Support English as the official language.
3. Support a military presence on the border where and when it is necessary.
4. Support a border fence where it is tactically necessary and does not infringe on the property rights of border property owners.
5. Support the 2012 Texas Republican party platform immigration plank known as the "Texas Solution".
6. Oppose unconditional birthright citizenship.
7. Oppose bilingual ballots, which are an impediment to assimilation of immigrants.
8. Oppose amnesty. It has no place as a component of a path to citizenship.
9. Oppose the current immigration bill that recently passed the U.S. Senate. I suggest we delay passage of immigration reform until we have a Republican majority in both the House and the Senate.
10. Oppose restrictions prohibiting law enforcement from asking about the immigration status of an individual during an arrest or detention related to criminal investigation or apprehension.
11. Unlike others in this race, I didn't vote for and I would have never voted for or supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
The complete story is at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14693/jerry-patterson-wants-latinos-to-vote-for-him-wont-support-issues-important-to-latinos .