How Democrats Could Lose The Latino Vote

*Somehow, Latino politics and political party gains and losses are almost always tied to immigration … VL

By Alice Ollstein, Think Progress

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — As lawmakers across the country go home to face their constituents during the August recess, many are being confronted about what they have and have not done about immigration reform. With the political future of both parties resting on who can mobilize the fastest growing voting bloc in the country, scenes like the recent Immigration Town Hall at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida don’t bode well for Democrats.

While plenty of anger was targeted at Republicans, who have refused to let the House vote on the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill, and instead have voted on bills to further militarize the border and strip migrant children of their legal rights, there was also plenty of frustration with the President and his party.

“I see them all as beholden to economic interests–the Democrats just as much as the Republicans,” Florida-based social worker Grace Toapanta told ThinkProgress. “I think Democrats are afraid of losing these next elections, so they’re proposing a lot of things that may never come true, just to get the Latino vote. I’m a Democrat, but right now I’m unsure who to vote for.”

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[Photo by Alice Ollstein/Think Progress]

 

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