House May Chill Bush’s Wooing of Latino Voters

“By pushing English-only policies and tough measures against illegal immigrants, House conservatives are endangering President Bush’s goal of drawing millions of Latino voters to the Republican Party and helping realign ethnic politics for years to come, according to an array of analysts and officials.

The latest blow to Bush’s efforts to woo Hispanics came last week, when a band of House Republicans unexpectedly balked at renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act, partly because of a 30-year-old requirement that many local governments provide bilingual ballots. The revolt, which forced House GOP leaders to abruptly postpone a vote, came as House Republicans are stiffening their resistance to Bush’s bid to allow pathways to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants while also strengthening borders and deportation efforts.”

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