Exactly how many illegals and how many immigrants of Mexican heritage do you actually know personally or professionally.
Of all demographic groups, those of Mexican heritage who are eligible for welfare have the highest rate of not taking the welfare to which they are eligible, much higher than “whites”.
When I was in IL my suburb was heavily Hispanic and Asian heritage (both illegals, legals, naturalized and Natural born citizens). I registered about 300 in 8 months, over 150 were of Mexican heritage. In the next election every single Hispanic who voted* (both those I registered and those registered elsewhere) voted for the most conservative of 3 slates of candidates. I turned an area that went 55% for Gore to an area that went 65% for the most conservative slate in a 3 way race with a RINO slate of the Republican governor and a union-Democrat slate.
I moved away and turned over the area to the wife of the local Black pastor (Alan Keyes types). In an election in which the RINOs and union-Dems united on a slate against the conservative slate, the Black wife of the pastor turned my 65% into 87% for the most conservative slate.... And they ran a hard right campaign on the issues.
They got 100% of the Hispanic vote. Where they increased my vote was in the Black community. I only got 30% of the Black vote for the most conservative slate. They got 70% of the Black vote for the most conservative slate.
So Hispanics and especially those of Mexican heritage do vote conservative ... sometimes.
Get the DVD FOR GREATER GLORY with Andy Garcia and Eva Longoria and you will see the politically conservative Mexican grassroots.
*100% except 1 Puerto Rican on welfare.
The number has varied considerably over my career, which included construction in California.
Of all demographic groups, those of Mexican heritage who are eligible for welfare have the highest rate of not taking the welfare to which they are eligible, much higher than “whites”.
Bald assertions don't fly at FreeRepublic. Citations please.
Re your experience in Illinois, that is manifestly not representative. Hispanics vote 60-70% Democrat nationwide.
See? That's how it's done here.
I read fashion magazines. Eva Longoria is very proud of her degree in Chicano Studies, she pursued at Cal State Northridge. So, she like Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side, play against type.