Does Hispanic growth equal influence?

With those increases boosting Hispanics to 15.1 percent of the U.S. population, voting booths are being watched closely this year for Hispanic turnout.

Some Hispanic advocacy groups predict about 10 million Hispanics will show up at the polls, motivated by the usual concerns about the economy, health care and the war and an added catalyst of dismay over attitudes from anti-immigration movements.

“We obviously know that Latino population growth is not perfectly mirrored in the Latino voting population,” said Clarissa Martinez, National Council of La Raza director of immigration and national campaigns.”*

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