Hello Class,
I have to sat this is one of my favorite discussion forums, for it highlights the immergence of the Latino’s presence in politics. I believe that this recent immergence is the reason for the anxiety the white culture feels about Latinos as discussed in Scott Clements’ “The data on white anxiety over Hispanic immigration”.
One argument that Clements made was that when whites read a negative story featuring a Hispanic immigrant had a strong political reaction. He further describes that this creates an anxiety for whites and caused them to form a higher opposition to immigration. I can support this claim, as I can see an overreaction to immigration happen in the 2016 Presidential campaign. I believe When Donald Trump promises a wall be built with Mexico paying for it, he is taking advantage of this anxiety whites have. This promise we be incredibly hard to deliver, I feel that he saying these strong promise with vindication to garner votes, for he …show more content…
Mexican immigrants who do not hold citizenship are now seeking citizenship to vote. Volunteers at a Phoenix phone bank for Hillary Clinton are reporting the turnout to be strong for, "The abeles are like, 'It's finally time to become citizens,' and I think that's going to be a force in a lot of states, in places like Colorado and places like Arizona, some that have been in play for a long time and some that haven't." (Mehta, 2016) With the media representation of the Latinos rallying up vote scares some whites for this will increase voter turnout against their political views of strict immigration reform. The platform to reach the country is available for the Latino community, I hope the momentum keeps moving forward, and makes strives for Latino political representation in the United
I have to sat this is one of my favorite discussion forums, for it highlights the immergence of the Latino’s presence in politics. I believe that this recent immergence is the reason for the anxiety the white culture feels about Latinos as discussed in Scott Clements’ “The data on white anxiety over Hispanic immigration”.
One argument that Clements made was that when whites read a negative story featuring a Hispanic immigrant had a strong political reaction. He further describes that this creates an anxiety for whites and caused them to form a higher opposition to immigration. I can support this claim, as I can see an overreaction to immigration happen in the 2016 Presidential campaign. I believe When Donald Trump promises a wall be built with Mexico paying for it, he is taking advantage of this anxiety whites have. This promise we be incredibly hard to deliver, I feel that he saying these strong promise with vindication to garner votes, for he …show more content…
Mexican immigrants who do not hold citizenship are now seeking citizenship to vote. Volunteers at a Phoenix phone bank for Hillary Clinton are reporting the turnout to be strong for, "The abeles are like, 'It's finally time to become citizens,' and I think that's going to be a force in a lot of states, in places like Colorado and places like Arizona, some that have been in play for a long time and some that haven't." (Mehta, 2016) With the media representation of the Latinos rallying up vote scares some whites for this will increase voter turnout against their political views of strict immigration reform. The platform to reach the country is available for the Latino community, I hope the momentum keeps moving forward, and makes strives for Latino political representation in the United