[FITZ]

Obviously the Cuban Hispanic vote is very different than the Mexican Hispanic vote. The Cubans voted for Reagan without him speaking Spanish and promising food stamps, they voted for him because they really were Conservatives. Only some of what are called Mexicans are really Conservatives, they do vote for Republicans but the others are liberals who want large government and the welfare type programs including bilingual education so they can keep their own culture and language. If Bush has to promise like a Democrat to get those votes then he will lose the Conservatives.

[WRhine]

but the others are liberals who want large government and the welfare type programs including bilingual education so they can keep their own culture and language.

This is really what happens with immigrant welfare. It encourages the immigrants to transplant their culture here without assimilating. Bush apparently thinks this is a good idea.

[PRND21]

If Bush has to promise like a Democrat to get those votes then he will lose the Conservatives.

Lose the conservatives to whom?
And what has he promised.