Hispanic Middle Ground

“There has been a lot of talk of the disappearing middle in Congress, but few have noticed that there is a growing and moderate force in Congress. It is congressional Hispanics.

It is not surprising that there is growing Hispanic influence in Congress. In 2001, Hispanics became the nation’s largest minority group, surpassing African-Americans. But while their numbers in Congress continue to grow, their political influence trails their proportion of the population. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics made up 14.3 percent of the population but only 6 percent of votes cast in 2004″

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