I don’t think Kinzinger or Upton have many hispanics.
In Texas the GOP is getting 80% of the white vote and in Arizona it might be around 66%. New Mexico might be similar numbers. There are a lot of illegals, Hispanic minors and guest workers who can’t vote. They are probably getting 25- 40% of the Hispanic vote depending on the Congressman.
Congressman Steve Pearce(R-NM) seems to be for guest workers mainly because big business tells him to, moreso than pandering to Hispanics.
Even Blake Farenthold district is pretty safe Republican and it is half hispanic but there are 10,000 more registered white voters.
Amodei has 20% latino, but his district is R+5. None of the people who voted for amnesty are in real trouble except Coffman.
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/06/17/2170721/marchant-latinos-immigration/
The proposed immigration overhaul “is very unpopular in my district,” said Marchant, who represents suburbs west of Dallas. “The Republican primary voters, they’re being pretty vocal with me on this subject.” Besides, he said, “if you give the legal right to vote to 10 Hispanics in my district, seven to eight of them are going to vote Democrat.”
On Tuesday, National Journal reported that Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) was similarly worried about the political repercussions of a pathway to citizenship. In a closed-door meeting with Republicans, Burgess apparently joked about the “11 million undocumented Democrats” who could get to vote if a pathway were enacted.
Marchant represents Dallas, Texas, where there are estimated to be thousands of undocumented people residing. His district is 24 percent Hispanic.
Farenthold won narrowly in 2010 in a 70% Hispanic district.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%27s_27th_congressional_district
The current district is R+13.
I dont think impeaching Holder or investigating Obama’s birth is part of the RINO playbook on pandering to Hispanics but Farenthold always talks those issues. I think he is just a fat cat who wants more cheap workers. Farenthold has been all over the place on amnesty recently.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114145/blue-texas-eight-charts-show-why-it-wont-happen
By 2036, Latinos will be 42 percent of the Texas electorate, and whites just 38 percent. Republicans would still be able to win, however, if they improved their standing with Latinos even by just a little.
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With a great overall performance, including among white voters, a Democratic candidate could win Texas in 2024, when whites will still be 47 percent of the electorate and Latinos 34 percent.