In summation, what do Senate Republicans and the Republican Party have to gain by passing S. 472?
• Credibility and with it the potential to recapture their traditional share of the Hispanic American vote in critical states — in local and national races as well as the White House — in 1998 and 2000. • Preventing the Democrats from claiming more of the Hispanic American vote by taking credit for House passage of H.R. 856. • Taking a major step toward building their New Majority Party status by demonstrating the Republican Party’s big tent appeal — inclusiveness — to all comers.
