THE GREAT BLACK-HISPANIC SPLIT – IT GOES FAR BEYOND CLINTON VS. OBAMA
Tagged: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
FIERCE fighting over the minority vote may be the real surprise of the ’08 Democratic race, with many blacks gravitating to Sen. Barack Obama and Hispanics to Sen. Hillary Clinton. But this split isn’t just about these candidates; it’s been a long time coming.
The tensions have many sources, but the one few analysts discuss is immigration.
Growing anger over the way Hispanic immigration is changing their neighborhoods has prompted many African-Americans to rethink the notion of a rainbow coalition. Meanwhile, surveys show that many US Hispanics mistrust African-Americans and see themselves as more like whites than like blacks.”*
*From: www.nypost.com
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