Latinos are not Single-Issential Voters: The Top Issues in Latino Voters’ Choices and Demographic Predictions
Like most other voters, Latinos are also not single-issue voters. Health care, education, violent crime and gun policy are the top issues that Latino voters will be debating in the November elections according to the study. Immigration is in the ninth position.
“In terms of the Latino community, inflation has impacted the ability of households to provide for their families. It’s hard to provide for the family when costs are rising and it’s a central tenet of Mexican culture.
Taking care of family members who are not doing well is an expectation in the culture, because of the family nucleus. The economic stress is very real and there is no generational wealth if you are one or two generations into the country.”
Latino Voter Issues Midterms: What’s Happening in the Gun Industry, How Do I Become a Millionaire?
The gun issue is a big one for me as a parent and a citizen. Semi-automatic weapons have no place or need in our society, regardless of age. An age ban won’t fix the problem. It is easy to get a gun in the U.S.
“Then there’s the so called ‘gun lobby.’ The safety of our citizens is being sacrificed by the influence of gun manufacturers on a large scale. It doesn’t make sense that I need to worry about sending my kids to school because a troubled individual with whatever mental issue decides to get weapons and shoot out a school or a movie theater. … I never shot a gun in my life and I am very proud of it.”
Higher education is something that many Mexican-Americans feel is important to move up in the world and have more opportunities. We can help our parents or grandparents emigrate to the U.S. to provide their children with a path to higher education. It’s nearly impossible for many people due to college tuition increases.
In swing states where that could have an important role to play, politicians aren’t very bothered by it. … I would like to see politicians working together with local governments to give the schools more money.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1129660076/latino-voter-issues-midterms
Inflationary Issues in the Los Angeles Area: How the U.S. Demographics Are Afraid of the Plight of the Latinos
The rate of inflation is at its highest in over 40 years. Most Americans are worried about this, especially marginalized communities. A recent analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that Latinos and Black people have been more affected by inflation than other groups.
The people are concerned about being able to afford food and shelter at this time. Here in Los Angeles — where we have a high Latino population — the homeless crisis is spiraling, gas prices are over $6 a gallon, and groceries — which were already expensive — are more costly now. I believe that this matter most to Latino voters because many are trying to support their families and survive in this environment.
I’m worried about inflation because I’m living with my family and it’s hard to move out because of the rising cost of living. Finding a decent apartment at a good price in the DFW area has been difficult.
“I wish the plight of the Puerto Rican people was addressed. The United States is one of a few countries that have colonies that are not represented.
Money given to Puerto Rico after hurricanes is used to upgrade the infrastructure so it can weather the next great storm.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1129660076/latino-voter-issues-midterms
Latino Voter Issues Midterms: Does Religious Freedom Infringe On Another Person’s Right to Be (or Not to Be) Religious?
“I am a Hispanic woman and I live in a red state that has famously supported taking away rights that I consider fundamental. I don’t see why politicians wouldn’t fight for access to health care, privacy and many other things that seem to be being denied.
“When it comes to access to health care, there should be focus on how to make it affordable to more in the community. I know that there is a discussion surrounding abortion and health care, but it isn’t the only part.
“This election circuit seems to be mostly about legalization, both abortion and marijuana. … I don’t want promises to legalize, I want real change to infrastructure.”
“For 2021, Gallup shows that 21% of people in the United States classify themselves as being no religion. When talking about religion in the United States, and discussing religious freedom in general, the discussion is always taken from a neutral point.
The concern I have with the idea is that it works to create a precedence that favors a religious view of a particular group, which can help a certain religion to be considered a standard. I believe that a question that needs to be asked when discussing an argument of religious freedom is, ‘How much will this infringe on another person’s right to be (or not to be) religious?’ “
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1129660076/latino-voter-issues-midterms
Latino Voter Issues-Midterms: Where Do I Stand? Where My Grandpa and Uncle Used to Work and Where I Live
Every year I see my grandpa and other people like him working their hands off to make food for us in the corn field across from our house. My grandfather and uncle worked in the fields as well as in the orchards.
“I’ve visited the fields and trailers my family worked and lived in, cooking over a fire because there’s no electricity or running water in their ‘accommodations.’ “
I believe in the power of capitalism. The best way to grow the economy and stabilizing society is with the equality of opportunity and regulations. The US lags behind other developed countries when it comes to education, and by incorporating a scientific approach to the curriculum, the U.S. can be internationally competitive for the 2020s. That is why education is essential to me, as I believe without it, my parents’ immigration to the U.S. would have been for nothing.
The climate and connections between our cities are solved by public transport. This promotes cross-economic growth and dramatically reduces the need for individual motor vehicles. As a Floridian, I cannot stress how annoying it is. I cannot travel to Miami on the train in less than two hours and have to drive 5 hours to get there.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1129660076/latino-voter-issues-midterms
Is My Dream of a Minority Black Hole Really Real? The Case of Latino Voting and Demographic Change in the United States
“I live in a major metropolitan city. I care about infrastructure, education, and my civil rights, why aren’t politicians who want the ‘Latino’ vote talking to me about that? Being Latino has a negative impact on many aspects of people’s lives, their education, and their job prospects.
Voting is the most pressing contemporary issue and I believe it is not surprising. Every attempt needs to be made to strengthen the voting rights of every age eligible citizen in order to prevent them from having their vote subverted by scheming, gerrymandering or neo-Jim Crow measures. Individual state legislative action that erodes the right to vote is a call to return to an Articles of Confederation form of government, which didn’t go so well.”
“I wish they [politicians] would stop demonizing us. Latin Americans have been living in this country for a long time. We are an important part of the country’s stability. We pay taxes, contribute to our communities, and create many jobs and businesses.
Immigration and asylum reform is what confuses Cliché. The system seems malfunctioning. Don’t throw police at it and don’t get rid of it. Actual bureaucratic reform, more asylum-seeker stations, more pencil pushers and re-evaluate immigration policies.”
“I have a master’s degree, and I am unable to find a job that would provide me with career advancement. I worked for a variety of jobs from the grocery store, to government and non-profit sectors. I was not able to move up because of fierce competition and most of these jobs — and career advancement — tend to go to whiter individuals. Despite having an advanced degree, I feel like I am not taken seriously by employers. There seem to be implicit biases that hurt us Latinos/Latinas’ job prospects.”
The associate professor at the George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is named Justin Gest. He wrote six books on immigration and demographic change, including the recent one “Majority Minority.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. There is more opinion on CNN.
According to the analysis, Latinos with strong party preferences still vote for Democrats, but the largest share of them say neither party represents people like them.
Race has always been a complicated matter in Latin America, where European colonial policies produced distinctions between African-, indigenous- and European-origin subgroups, not so differently from the United States.
Latino’s who emphasize theirLatino identity are less likely to be labeled as white. Those with higher incomes are more likely to do so.
Meanwhile, “brown” Latinos who self-identified as “other” rank immigration as one of their top issues, on par with inflation and just 10 points behind crime or gun violence.
It explains why Donald Trump and the Republicans were not punished much for their anti-immigration rhetoric in the 2020 election. Today, a majority of Latinos say they support the invocation of Title 42 policy, which the Trump administration enacted in the early days of the pandemic and allowed US authorities to turn migrants away at the border without a trial to reduce the spread of Covid 19. The policy was ended by the Biden administration and it is less popular among Hispanics, who identify as neither white nor black.
A majority of Black and mixed race Latino report that they have been the victims of racist comments and have also experienced someone make fun of a Hispanic or Latino accent.
The American political process – a bridge that divides us and makes us stronger in the end of the American political project – an unlikely bridge for the American voter’s rebirth
The way people of all race share a common passion for the American project will allow us to overcome our differences. But in its propensity to sort voters into established coalitions, the American political process is an unlikely bridge.