The Curious Case of Latino Republicans - Behind Enemy Lines

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http://counterpunch.com/huerta09232010.html


In light of the GOP’s nasty attacks against Latino immigrants, how can any rational Latino vote Republican during the upcoming November 2nd elections? Worse yet, how can any Latino be a member of a political party whose national platform centers on blaming brown immigrants for most of the country’s social and economic ills?

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This is not to say that Democrats symbolize the champions of Latino immigrants. Despite the fact that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) supports amnesty for undocumented college students under the DREAM Act, as a strategic attempt to court the Latino vote, the Obama Administration has deported more immigrants than George W. Bush during the same time frame. Furthermore, Democrats, similar to Republicans, favor the same old enforcement-only based approaches to the complex immigration problem without considering human rights issues, such as deporting parents of U.S.-born children.

In this season of immigrant bashing, it’s baffling to see how any Latino would support a Republican candidate in the nation’s highly contested elections. Don’t Latino Republicans understand that anti-immigrant laws, such as Arizona’s SB 1070, also applies to them due to the color of their skin or Spanish-surname? What about their friends, acquaintances, neighbors, workplace associates, parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles who may lack legal status in this country?

It’s time to stop the racism and name-calling against Latino immigrants. From Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor in California to Marco Rubio’s candidacy for the U.S. senate in Florida, Latinos will play a key role in determining the outcome of tight elections and should differentiate between friends and foes in the voting booth.
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[TlalocW]

1. They, like Black republicans, truly believe in consevatism but...

What they fail to realize is that except for certain times (photo-ops to try and prove the party isn't racist), today's GOP doesn't really want them, even if it means more votes.

TlalocW

[Ozymanithrax]

2. Let's just change this a tiny bit...

In light of the GOP’s nasty attacks against Gays, how can any rational Gay Person vote Republican during the upcoming November 2nd elections? Worse yet, how can any Gay person be a member of a political party whose national platform centers on blaming Gayss for most of the country’s social and economic ills?

Politics is most often like relgion. Once a perosn has found religion they will beleive in any number of impossible things.

[Arugula Latte]

3. Any woman, Latino, African American, gay person, non-Xtian, etc. who joins the GOP

ought to get their head examined.

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4. kick

nt

[karnac]

5. One person's pro-immigrant is another person's racist...

Case in point..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyTDAHdZFNk

kinda sad actually

[YOY]

6. One word: Religion,

Same for most African American "conservatives"...save a few minor exceptions.


As for Gay Republicans, the only ones I knew just loved their money and hated taxes.

[ampad]

7. Exactly

I was going to say the same in regards to black republicans. It is about the social issues, most of the time religion. Many of the black republicans I encounter only want to talk about the abortion, the gays, the birth control. It is cultural.