Summary
Republicans are missing a golden opportunity to widen their base of support and secure a long-standing ruling majority. In recent months, Hispanics have attracted national attention mostly due to illegal immigration. However, Hispanics should be of interest regardless of this hot-button topic. They must be courted on a variety of issues - or ignored at the peril of the future of the GOP and the conservative movement.
Hispanics are the largest minority group and are expanding at a faster rate than any other segment of America. Latinos currently comprise 14 percent of the population, or 43 million people. About eight million of these are believed to be illegal. Moreover, the Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, the Hispanic population will triple. This will be further compounded by the flow of illegal immigration across the southern border, which continues unabated.See the full content of this document
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Hispanics and the Gop ; Mutual Interests Abound
In contrast, by 2050, the non-Hispanic white population will increase by only 7.4 percent.
Thus, even if the border is miraculously and immediately shut down, American demographics have been irrevocably alter...See the full content of this document
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