"Aunque mucho ha sido escrito sobre la creciente población
La población de Latinos en América en general es una población joven, con sólo el 41% de Latinos con edad de votar, comparado a 76% de blancos y 65% de Afro Americanos. Aún con el gran crecimiento de la población
"Republicanos, entendiendo los cambios en la demografía, tratan de conquistar al público latino mientras ignoran los temas y las políticas que son de mayor importancia en la comunidad
En el 2004, 7.6 millones de Latinos votaron el día de las elecciones, un incremento de más del 20% de los 6 millones que votaron en el 2000. Además, en los estados indecisos de
La tercera parte de toda la población
Representante Wasserman Schultz continuó diciendo : "Los demócratas deben extenderle la mano a los constituyentes Latinos para mejor comunicarles nuestra lucha por mejorar la calidad de la educación,
"Los Republicanos dicen una cosa a la comunidad
REP. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: LATINOS GROWING VOTING AGE POPULATION WILL CHANGE AMERICAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE FOREVER
"While much has been written of the growing Latino population's impact on American politics, many have overlooked perhaps the most influential aspect of this growth: the younger generations coming of age."
The Latino population is overall a very young population in
"Republicans, seeing the shifting demographics, pay lip service to Latinos while ignoring the issues and policies that are so important to the Latino community. From education to health care, Democrats have fought Republican attempts to gut or destroy so many programs that empower the Latino community. With continued Democratic outreach, we will be able to better communicate our ideas to this key community," Rep. Wasserman Schultz said.
In 2004, 7.6 million Latinos cast their votes on Election Day, a jump of more than 20% from the 6 million Latino votes cast in 2000. Further, in the swing states of
One-third of the overall Latino population was not of voting age in 2004, but 20% of those will be eligible to vote in 2008, and virtually all of this baby boom will be eligible by 2012. These millions of new voters, especially in the swing states, will permanently influence the political balance of
Rep. Wasserman Schultz continued: "Democrats must continue to reach out to their Latino constituencies to better communicate our fight for the quality of Latinos' education, jobs, health care, and the preservation of Latino values. While Republicans talk about eliminating bilingual education, shortchanging minority health care, and speak of immigration as a plague upon
"Republicans speak out of both sides of their mouths to the Latino community, and we must not allow this double-talk to continue. Democrats are the party that embraces Latino values, protects the programs vital to Latino social empowerment, and our outreach must spread the word about who is fighting for the progression of the Latino community in
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