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Old 07-15-2016, 06:02 PM
 
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They do, and reliably.
That they have such a low opinion of Trump does not bode well.

"For the first time in modern elections, a majority of college-educated whites are backing the Democratic candidate for president. According to Pew’s June survey—a comprehensive look at the electorate—Clinton holds a 12 point advantage among whites with a college degree, 52 percent to 40 percent. If you break that into men and women, she trails among the former—losing college-educated white men by 7 points—but holds a 31 point advantage with the latter, swamping Trump, 62 percent to 31 percent."

Donald Trump is headed for a historic loss with some whites.

Donald Trump Losing College Educated White Voters to Hillary Clinton - Fortune

Trump May Become The First Republican In 60 Years To Lose White College Graduates | FiveThirtyEight

Not sure how reliable these stats are if they are left wing articles.
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Old 07-15-2016, 08:29 PM
 
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The only ones offered the citizenship test in Spanish are those over a certain age which is the elderly. Otherwise you have to know English to pass the test.
You are correct.
The law provides three exemptions from the English language requirement for naturalization.
The exemptions are for applicants
  1. age 50 or over who have been permanent residents for at least 20 years;
  2. those at least age 55 with at least 15 years permanent residence; and
  3. those who have a mental or physical disability that prevents them from learning English.
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There is no reason to and political candidate to address any "citizen" audience in a foreign language. Only citizens can vote and most know English.
Jackie Kennedy spoke Spanish, Italian and French. I can think of a "good reason". A total of 85%-90% of Mexican Americans voted for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnsJmBsvHU

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I don't know many non-Hispanic Americans that use the word "viva" and the word viva was spouted while addressing a Hispanic audience.
I'm just using facts to mess with you.
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Old 07-15-2016, 09:10 PM
 
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You are correct.
The law provides three exemptions from the English language requirement for naturalization.

The exemptions are for applicants
  1. age 50 or over who have been permanent residents for at least 20 years;
  2. those at least age 55 with at least 15 years permanent residence; and
  3. those who have a mental or physical disability that prevents them from learning English.

Jackie Kennedy spoke Spanish, Italian and French. I can think of a "good reason". A total of 85%-90% of Mexican Americans voted for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnsJmBsvHU



I'm just using facts to mess with you.

1. that means that the permanent resident would have been in this country 30 years or more and they still don't know English?

2. that means that they would have been a permanent resident for at least 15 years or more and they still don't know English?


3. unless they became mentally or physically disabled after they came here why would we import immigrants who are going to be a healthcare burden to us?


Most minorities vote Democrat it is no surprise to me that they voted for Kennedy whether or not he or his wife could speak a foreign language.
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Old 07-15-2016, 10:43 PM
 
Location: Florida
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That's the Dems objective... bring in as many illegals, Syrians and whoever else will consistently vote blue...

... pretty soon the only election that will matter will be the Democratic primary.
Except you keep listening to the GOP dog whistle.

"Illegals" can't vote.
"Syrian" refugees can't vote either.
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Old 07-15-2016, 10:46 PM
 
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Look, you can keep deluding yourself with this silly little game of blurring ethnic distinctions or lovely "contrarian anecdotes" - but Latinos are a significant voting bloc in several swing states, much to your displeasure and contrary to your dogma, such as Nevada and Colorado. And even in Florida, where there are a lot of Cuban Americans who often lean Republican (but are not as much anymore), Trump has high unfavorables.

And who is to say that these so-called "white Latinos" are necessarily going to vote for Republicans?
Please tell THAT to my "Hispanic" friends who DON'T like Hillary.
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Old 07-16-2016, 01:30 AM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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Please tell THAT to my "Hispanic" friends who DON'T like Hillary.
They're in the minority.

Just like African Americans who say they'll vote for Trump - they exist but in the greater scheme of things they are relatively few.
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Old 07-16-2016, 02:37 AM
 
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Except you keep listening to the GOP dog whistle.

"Illegals" can't vote.
"Syrian" refugees can't vote either.
Illegals have been caught voting and been arrested for doing so. Don't believe it? Do some googling. Besides, the reason why dems want amnesty for illegals is to get more votes. Once illegals are amnestied, dems figure that they will eventually become citizens and vote straight "D". If this isn't true, then explain why dems push so hard for amnesty and refuse to properly secure our borders
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Old 07-16-2016, 06:17 AM
 
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Just like African Americans who say they'll vote for Trump - they exist but in the greater scheme of things they are relatively few.
It wasn’t until 1924 that blacks were even permitted to attend Democratic conventions in any official capacity. Most blacks lived in the South, where they were mostly prevented from voting at all. Oscar S. De Priest, the first black man elected to congress in the 20th century was elected as a Republican in 1928 to Illinois 1st district in Chicago.

FDR received 71% of the black vote for president in 1932. Oscar S. De Priest, won 1928, 1932, and 1934 elections, but then the position of Illinois congressman from 1st district has been won by an African American Democrat for 38 elections in a row .

Harry Truman garnered 77%of the black vote in 1948 and a majority of blacks thought of themselves as Democrats.

Republican nominees continued to get a large slice of the black vote for several elections. Dwight D. Eisenhower got 39 percent in 1956, and Richard Nixon got 32 percent in his narrow loss to John F. Kennedy in 1960.

President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed through the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 (outlawing segregation in public places) and his eventual Republican opponent, Sen. Barry Goldwater, opposed it.

Johnson got 94 percent of the black vote. The following year Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act. No Republican presidential candidate has gotten more than 15 percent of the black vote since.

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Latinos burst on the political scene in 1960 when an overwhelming number of Catholics (almost 80%) voted for JFK. Mexican Americans voted 85% for JFK, and in Texas over 90%.

Latinos have consistently voted Democrat, but by no means in as overwhelmingly large percentages. Reagan received 35% and 37% of the Latino vote, and GW Bush received 35% and 40% of the Latino vote. But in the other 5 recent elections the Latino vote has been 21%-31% for the Republican candidate. Many people believe there is no way that Trump will receive more than 20% of the Latino vote in 2016.
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Old 07-16-2016, 07:07 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Many Latino's are white and come from Spain in Europe.. and some got blended.. We are all human and I don't see much difference in us Americans.. we just have different shades of skin . We all have the same concerns.. jobs, security, decent housing, and Trump will get this country working again.. not just a hand out but a hand up to a better life with good jobs, education and safety .
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Old 07-16-2016, 07:19 AM
 
Location: Florida
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It wasn’t until 1924 that blacks were even permitted to attend Democratic conventions in any official capacity. Most blacks lived in the South, where they were mostly prevented from voting at all. Oscar S. De Priest, the first black man elected to congress in the 20th century was elected as a Republican in 1928 to Illinois 1st district in Chicago.

FDR received 71% of the black vote for president in 1932. Oscar S. De Priest, won 1928, 1932, and 1934 elections, but then the position of Illinois congressman from 1st district has been won by an African American Democrat for 38 elections in a row .

Harry Truman garnered 77%of the black vote in 1948 and a majority of blacks thought of themselves as Democrats.

Republican nominees continued to get a large slice of the black vote for several elections. Dwight D. Eisenhower got 39 percent in 1956, and Richard Nixon got 32 percent in his narrow loss to John F. Kennedy in 1960.

President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed through the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 (outlawing segregation in public places) and his eventual Republican opponent, Sen. Barry Goldwater, opposed it.

Johnson got 94 percent of the black vote. The following year Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act. No Republican presidential candidate has gotten more than 15 percent of the black vote since.

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Latinos burst on the political scene in 1960 when an overwhelming number of Catholics (almost 80%) voted for JFK. Mexican Americans voted 85% for JFK, and in Texas over 90%.

Latinos have consistently voted Democrat, but by no means in as overwhelmingly large percentages. Reagan received 35% and 37% of the Latino vote, and GW Bush received 35% and 40% of the Latino vote. But in the other 5 recent elections the Latino vote has been 21%-31% for the Republican candidate. Many people believe there is no way that Trump will receive more than 20% of the Latino vote in 2016.
JFK was a real democrat. He stood with the working men and women . He was a strong leader and stood up to Russia when the missiles were pointing at us from Cuba . JFK put a quarantine on Russia and bargained to get those missiles removed.

We had duck and cover drills because we believed we would have nuclear war.

Today , the democrats are not concerned with the working man or woman. They are not concerned about the security of Americans..

The have changed drastically bringing social issues to the front and racial strife and division. These issues, the states used to decide.

The democratic party is now the socialist party and common sense is not a part of the democratic thinking . Globalism , big business has bought them with big money on both sides. I only hope the Latinos can sort this out and realize what candidate will protect their rights, their jobs and their security. We are all Americans.
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