Hispanic voters gaining strength in key states

[Terri]

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press
July 2, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voting by Hispanics surged in the last congressional elections, showing strength that could swing this year's presidential vote in closely contested states like Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.

A government report released Tuesday shows that 5.6 million Hispanics voted in the 2006 general election, an increase of 18 percent over 2002, the previous year for a federal election without a presidential race on the ballot. That compares to a 7 percent increase among white voters and a 5 percent increase for black voters.

"For years they called the Latinos the sleeping giant. Well, they woke us up," said Luis Vera, general counsel for the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC.

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[Teacher Indep]

McCain & Obama had better be concerned about the 94 % of American voters who are NOT Hispanic/Latino/Chicano.

[MrJLDoug]

But many swung back to the Democrats in 2006, when many Republicans staked out tough positions against illegal immigration. The Democrats regain control of both houses of Congress.

How could any American Citizen be for illegal invaders from any country. This truly shows that these people owe their allegiance to the foreign nations of their ancestry then to their Country. They have already taken my State,
yours will be next.