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Tag Archives: Latinos
Thoughts on the “Permanent Democratic Majority” Thesis
This is the second part of two posts analyzing and challenging the idea of a “permanent Democratic majority.” The previous part can be found here. A “Permanent Democratic Majority” The previous post argued that the “permanent Democratic majority” – the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Hispanics, Republicans
Tagged blue, Democrats, elections, future, Hispanics, Latinos, Politics, Race, racial politics, red, Republicans, whites
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Challenging the “Permanent Democratic Majority” Thesis
This is the first part of two posts analyzing and challenging the idea of a “permanent Democratic majority.” The second part can be found here. A “Permanent Democratic Majority” The permanent Democratic majority is a theory spun by many Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Hispanics, Republicans, Whites
Tagged blue, Democrats, elections, future, Hispanics, Latinos, Politics, Race, racial politics, red, Republicans, whites
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The Strange Duality of Spanish in the American Imagination
It’s quite interesting to see how America perceives Spanish. There are two quite different ways that the Spanish language is viewed in the American imagination. Indeed, in many ways these two approaches are the exact opposite. The first way is the one more … Continue reading
Posted in Other
Tagged American popular culture, Hispanics, Immigration, Latinos, Spanish
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Examining Turn-Out by Race in California
California constitutes one of the most diverse states in the United States. Here is how the Census estimates its population composition: California’s Ethnic Composition Asian 12.7% Black 6.6% Hispanic 37.0% Mixed 2.6% Native American 1.2% Pacific Islander 0.4% White 41.7% … Continue reading
Solving a Mystery in Philadelphia Voting Patterns
A long time ago, I posted a series of posts analyzing the swing state Pennsylvania. One section of this series focused specifically on the city of Philadelphia. This section analyzed Philadelphia’s vote by precinct results and mapped out the results … Continue reading
Posted in Hispanics, Pennsylvania
Tagged Democrats, elections, Latinos, Philadelphia, Politics, Republicans, voting patterns
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Arizona’s Law and the Bennett Law
The recent signing of Arizona’s harsh anti-immigrant bill reminded me of another law passed a while ago. Commonly called the Bennett law, it aimed to make the teaching of English mandatory in all public and private schools. Like Arizona’s law, … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged Arizona, assimilation, Bennet's Law, Germans, Hispanics, Immigration, Latinos, melting pot, Politics, United States
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