As Ben Smith notes, this is kind of intriguing. Sen Clinton has an advantage of 2-1 with hispanic voters, but Sen. Obama has something like 80% of the black vote consistently. It’s even more intriguing when you look at the fact that Sen. Clinton and President Clinton have had much of their political success thanks to black voters. I’m still kind of puzzled/saddened by the apparent animosity between the two groups, but come this fall I don’t worry that either of those voter groups won’t vote Democratic.
why do you guys hate Latinos so much?
“I’m still kind of puzzled/saddened by the apparent animosity between the two groups,”
Not complicated. One group supports illegal immigration, the other does not. Illegal immigrants are rapidly displacing African-Americans in the low-end jobs that we traditionally occupied–hotel housekeeping, yard work, etc. And in some areas with black populations, you can’t find an African-American face on a construction crew.
Merl, we don’t hate Latinos. We ain’t real fond of illegal competition though.
Yes, but there’s NO DIFFERENCE between Obama and Clinton on Immigration!!
Barack Obama’s Plan, from his website:
Create Secure Borders
Obama wants to preserve the integrity of our borders. He supports additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry.
Improve Our Immigration System
Obama believes we must fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill.
Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally
Obama will remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
Bring People Out of the Shadows
Obama supports a system that allows undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens.
Work with Mexico
Obama believes we need to do more to promote economic development in Mexico to decrease illegal immigration.
Clinton’s plan:
Hillary has consistently called for comprehensive immigration reform that respects our immigrant heritage and honors the rule of law.
She believes comprehensive reform must have as essential ingredients
a strengthening of our borders,
greater cross-cooperation with our neighbors,
strict but fair enforcement of our laws,
federal assistance to our state and local governments,
strict penalties for those who exploit undocumented workers,
and a path to earned legal status for those who are here, working hard, paying taxes, respecting the law, and willing to meet a high bar.
Hillary strongly believes we need to do more to know who is in our country by securing our borders and ensuring that employers comply with the law against hiring and exploiting undocumented workers. She supports deploying new technology that can help stop the flow of undocumented immigrants into the country and an employer verification system that is universal, accurate, timely, and does not lead to discrimination and abuse by employers.