Whats in it politically for the Republican party if it passes S. 472?
• Politically, passage of the legislation can help Republicans among the 27 million mainland Hispanic Americans, 6.6 million of whom voted by a nearly 72 percent margin for the Democrats in 1996. • They will soon be the nation’s largest minority (2005) and key to winning critical electoral votes in states like California, Arizona, Texas and Florida. Without re-capturing a sizeable percentage of the Hispanic American vote, the White House in 2000 may be out of reach. • If the Republican Party wants to be the New Majority Party it has no choice but to reach out to Hispanic Americans by passing S. 472. • As Ralph Reed said, “The Republican Party stands today on the threshold of sweeping political success. To achieve the success we must demonstrate that our party is the natural home to millions of Hispanic Americans and is the true representative of their ideals and values We have an opportunity to begin this outreach now Give your support for H.R. 856 and S. 472”. • Republicans should not
