The only percentages that matter are what percent are here legally vs. illegally. I defy the Republican officials to tell me that this party will continue to exist by trading our sovereignty for their pandering. Those of us who are watching this have stopped donating, and are becoming more active (as well as restless).
Essentially, "We the People" are getting fed the Hell up with the southern invasion. If the government doesn't do the job it is being paid to do with our taxes, we'll be forced to replace the people in our government with employees who are honest. Plain and simple, and it won't be pretty.
Your stats are way off.
There is a major dispute tween Rove's PR machine and most conservatives as to whether Hispanic votes for W increased in 2004 over 2000
And if you take legallly here Cubans (God love em) and professional class South and Central Americans out of the mix, then the rest ...which is the bulk and growing ....Hispanic vote is steady Dem and has changed little over the years.....Urban Mexicans, Valley Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans etc.
Ya'll can pillory me if you wish but the more European descended the latino, the greater chance to vote "R".
That is just how it's played out....and I was married to one and lived amongst them for years. Those that come here and go middle class or better quickly or who come from oppressive regimes tend to vote R. Those who don't and cluster in barrios urban or even semi-urban adopt the voting habits of those already there.
That is not true of all immigrants.....Vietnamese for example..
Lots of urban Irish Dems too btw.
Any group that comes here and is markedly different from the predominate group here is ripe to be segmented off by who they identify with. Some resist this. Most don't.
It's human nature everywhere I've seen.
Just because most latinos are catholic doesn't give me the hope it does you. This country is full of catholics who don't vote their faith....I think 04 was the first time since Reagan that Catholics voted majority R.