It doesn’t look like that whole illegal movement is materializing. Take out the professional protestors that probably made up the bulk of the marches we saw a few months ago and we’re left with a handful of criminals demanding rights from a country in which they have no legal right to be.
That, or ICE may have taken advantage of so many illegals showing up in a single location and sent them packing. Though I’m not as confident our federal government could ever be that efficient at… well, anything.
From AP:
During the spring protests that brought hundreds of thousands to the streets, Hispanic immigrants chanted a promise and a threat to politicians: “Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote.”
So far, however, there is no indication that such a potent political legacy is developing.
An Associated Press review of voter registration figures from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Atlanta and other major urban areas that saw large rallies shows no sign of a historic new voter boom that could sway elections.
I’m just curious, but where the heck did they think the voter registrations would come from? The very constituency of this protest is comprised of those who are in this country illegally and thus not allowed to register, much less vote.
Protest organizers — principally unions, Hispanic advocacy groups and the Roman Catholic Church — acknowledge that it has been hard to translate street activism into ballot box clout…
I’ll refer to the “constituents are illegals” comment above.
Hispanics have long voted in numbers far below their share of the population, in part because many are under 18 or not U.S. citizens.
If their numbers include many illegal aliens, then their voting numbers SHOULD be smaller than their share of the population. If it’s not, something is seriously wrong.
Not to mention, this is such a red herring issue. The author of this article is portraying the hispanic population as disenfranchised, but at the same time acknowledging many of them are here illegally. Not only should they not be voting, they shouldn’t even be residing here. To insinuate that they should have representation in the Washington is ridiculous. Why not just extend that right to the planet as a whole, if legal citizenship doesn’t come with any benefits?
New voter registrations increased in virtually every city between 2005 and 2006 — but that would be expected because of congressional primaries and elections. The 2006 numbers were below the 2004 numbers in every city, often significantly.
Es una backlash.
