As I said to livius the two optimistic posts today give me a little hope which I have lacked.
Don’t laugh but as a guy who never watches 99.95 of TV (Highway Through Hell,Heavy Rescue & Ancient Aliens) I only watch old dvd series. Peter Gunn,Dragnet,Adam 12,M Squad (my screen name) and now ChiPs.
Halfway through the episodes the Latino officer Ponch (Erik Estrada) seems to be like the students you described. Keeping Latino pride but resenting guys who try to get out of something with “but you’re one of us”. “No, I work for everybody, no favors.”
Even had a country music dance episode in Season Two. He participated to meet women. TV fantasy but a pathway to harmony to replace vicious hatred the Dems promote.
The recent immigrants here to North Carolina seem almost entirely Indio, smaller stature, browner, almost asian features. I suspect they’re not legal immigrants. But, they relate more to the traditional country culture than anything, prefer to live out in the exurbs or beyond. Cowboy hats and boots, the women prefer dresses if special occasion. Kids well mannered. If they go out dancing, it’s often country line dancing. Their traditional music has always sounded rather like a polka with Spanish lyrics to me, so I suppose the more traditional forms of country and bluegrass are more relatable. I don’t believe for a second that they’re going to vote Republican, too many Democrat handouts at stake, but culturally they’re more like us than them. Maybe a breakthrough is possible at some point, probably once they’ve got something to lose to other Democrat matters that don’t giveth, but taketh away.
Ponch was apparently the only CHP officer who had a partner in the show.
Well, it’s a little-spoken of truth that 29% of Hispanics voted for Trump. And I think it’ll be even higher in 2020.