‘Bush Hispanics’ Say Goodbye to GOP : NPR

Alas’ political wanderings reflect the Hispanic community’s shifting political views. In 2004, President Bush made huge inroads and won 40 percent of the Latino vote. This year, this fastest-growing part of the electorate is swinging heavily back to the Democrats -– in part, over the fallout from the increasingly polarized immigration debate.

Many Hispanic voters were pushed in 2006 by a slew of Republican campaign ads targeting illegal immigrants. One ad in Rhode Island linked the use of Mexican consular ID cards to terrorism. “*

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