The GOP is indeed courting the Hispanic vote and the Catholic vote... Jeb and Rubio and Cruz and Katich, all are appealing to that group. It is the election issue 'Open Borders', the GOP way.
I just heard the Latinos are demonstrating in Madison WI today... Think Pappy Francis is not trying to play religious politics in this election?
No they aren’t.
Jeb and Rubio and Cruz have next to zero visibility in Spanish language media. There are hardly any Republican supported Hispanic candidates for lower offices. There is no organization in the “grass roots”.
They are “ courting the Hispanic vote” stupidly, I.e. not at all. They just don’t get it. The only Hispanic participation they get in politics is when Hispanic individuals walk in to a “white” organization. They really, really don’t try.
And Asians likewise.