This past week’s elections brought to light the power of the United States’ largest minority group, Latinos. Although they suffered a few loses, they won many house seats for the Republican Party which is unprecedented for a group that normally votes pro democratic. The article brings about the ideas that Latinos are not voting just based on party lines, or the surname of the candidate. They are now voting based on harden political issues, showing a move towards assimilation into the American political system which many anti-immigration believers based their views upon. Latinos having a larger say in American government will become a huge point of contentions for years to come, with the debate on immigration and U.S. policy towards it continuing to very relevant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/us/politics/06latino.html?_r=1&ref=politics
Ben Rains
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Although America is also known as the melting pot consiting of a diverse population, there is a large amount of racial discrimination. I think that it is great news that the political system is becoming more diverse by attaining more seats held by the largest minority group in America. In contrast, the downfall to this positive factor is that the discrimination within America may draw conflict on this new observation. This will rise as a problem in the near future. This will also create upheaval to society due to the current debate of how to regulate immigration of Latinos.
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