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Latinos Lag in Civic Engagement, Including Voting, New Study Says
NBC Bay Area ^ | 3/23 | Damian Trujillo

Posted on 03/22/2024 6:47:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Latinos continue to lag behind when it comes to civic engagement, including voting, a new study reveals.

Two professors from University of California, Berkeley and San Jose State University said the results of their study needs an immediate response. The researchers said the apathy is not because Latinos are at home and sitting on their hands -- there are several factors that limit them from getting involved.

"In this particular election, there's a lot of apathy," San Jose State University researcher Dr. Vicky Gomez said.

The headline of too many Latinos sitting on the political sideline is something many community leaders are describing as both eye-opening and deeply troubling.

Researchers said Latinos not only lag behind in voter turnout compared to other groups, but many also do not get involved in neighborhood issues, let alone citywide concerns.

"The research is an eye opener, but not unexpected," Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association President Danny Garza said.

Garza has been ruffling feathers for years in a push to get more resources into his community.

Panel highlights the importance of growing Latino influence in the NFL Researchers also offered some clear reasons why Latinos are sitting on the sidelines. They blame the spread of misinformation, distrust of the electoral process in Latino voters home countries, infighting among Latino communities, and work.

"We have to work," Gomez said. "Work is the most important thing that takes up our time. It's not that we're not civically engaged. It's that oftentimes we don't have the time with everything that we're juggling."

Among the recommendations:

-Get more Latinos into elected office.

-Create a countywide umbrella group where all Latino nonprofits gather with a common cause to address the issues as one.

-Encourage Latinos to register to vote, both with a social media campaign and with a grassroots, door-to-door approach.

-Researchers said the efforts have to start now.

"It starts today," Community Health Partnership CEO Dolores Alvarado said. "A group of us at the table during lunch - we're going to sit down and talk about how we can convene the next meeting immediately."

The Community Health Foundation, who commissioned the research, said they will take all the input they are getting from the community, write a final report, and release it with a framework and formal recommendation in a couple of months.


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1 posted on 03/22/2024 6:47:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

They just need to register..


2 posted on 03/22/2024 6:52:40 PM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: nickcarraway

“We have to work,” Gomez said. “Work is the most important thing that takes up our time. It’s not that we’re not civically engaged. It’s that oftentimes we don’t have the time with everything that we’re juggling.”



3 posted on 03/22/2024 6:53:22 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: nickcarraway

So much the better for the Left-wing extremist ballot harvesters/traffickers.


4 posted on 03/22/2024 6:56:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████s████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: nickcarraway

Someone votes for them.


5 posted on 03/22/2024 7:39:38 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. A)
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To: nickcarraway

There’s no history of legitimate elections in Latin America.
Not much point in voting.
The “Newcomers” will be voting here, though.
They just don’t know it yet.


6 posted on 03/22/2024 8:01:00 PM PDT by Thapsus_epiphany (Socialism is a prison, Communism is a death camp )
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