Bella
OH MU GOSH!!!! You gotta take tons of pictures and be very kind and send me some!! I would really appreciate!!! You don't know how much!!! I'm so excited for you that I almost jumped out of my chair and scared my co-worker!!! :)
[2005-06-10 10:44:15]

Bella
OH MY GOSH!! You gotta tell me how it goes. Could you take tons of pictures and share? Ahh I'm so excited for you!!!
[2005-06-10 10:52:48]

Blex
Well, that's a tuffy. There is a lot of situations that you have to take into consideration. I think the main one has to do with the way second and third generation Hispanics quickly blend into the main stream. Then you have to add the fact that elections in this country are down to two options, which do not differ from each other greatly. Where I work I have received a lot complaints from Hispanics that are catered to as if they were Mexicans. They do have a point, but lets face it, if you are in Texas or California and you are not of Mexican background, you are bound to be surrounded by people of Mexican descent, and well, the market tends to zero in on the population that will produce revenue. I guess that what I want to say is that politicians of Mexican background have a shot in this country to advance their careers thanks to the sheer numbers of people of Mexican background. Just look at the political scenario in Florida, over there, people of Cuban background call the shots. One could argue that Puerto Ricans can pull a similar trick in the New York area. But a consolidated Hispanic support? Fat chance.
[2005-06-10 10:56:43]

Geo
In my immediate family, only three of us are naturalized citizens, the rest (4) are US Residents. Out of the three eligible to vote, only two of us do. Out of the 4, only one wants to become a US citizen, my mom. Despite my brother's military service, he has no intention on becoming a US citizen. I don't know about the other two. If my mom did become a citizen, I don't know if she would vote. I think if I hassled her enough, she would.
[2005-06-10 11:41:06]

lex
I think, too, is the common misconception that their one vote doesn't matter. That no matter who wins, their immediate environment stays the same. They still must get up and go to work the next day, same as always. I've heard too many say "why bother?"
[2005-06-10 16:57:34]

agustin
none of my parents are U.S. citizens, however, I was born in Califaztlan. I vote for local and state elections, but not for president. I don't want the Southwest to go back to Mexico, but I do want California to be its own country.
[2005-06-11 02:03:56]

Daily Texican
My parents ain't going nowhere! My siblings aren't really politically active. I think they vote. One brother is active - he's a hippie. Most of my raza friends don't vote. They don't think their vote counts. They don't think it makes a difference. They think all politicians are crooks anyway. It's sad.
[2005-06-11 04:17:09]

Antonio
Most of my family doesn't vote. They're all naturalized. They think why bother, they don't make a lot of money and politicians don't give a shit about them. What would it matter if they voted for a different politician that didn't care about them.
[2005-06-11 04:26:08]

mariposatomica
Reading your post made me think of my dad who has been wanting to go back to Mexico for the last 30 years. The irony of it is that even though I'm a U.S. citizen I want to go back to. Pero aqui estamos...
[2005-06-11 14:26:55]

Pa-Pa-Ra-Pa-Pa-Eo-Eeo
Through it all, he always intended to return to Mexico. "All of us think that way," he said of Mexican immigrants, "all of us." "It's an illusion," Moreno said. "The reality is you never go back." I think that we should have those aspirations of returning to Mexico (for those of us that want to return) but at the same time we should make our time here as easy as possible. Que nos cuesta con votor si podemos hacerlo? My jefa became a citizen more than 20 years ago and she has voted every election since. My jefe on the other hand refuses to take the exam because he would feel like a vendido y es mas el se piensa regresar para Mexico. My dad has been saying that forever but in my parents case they are already planning their escape back to Mexico. The house in Mexico (which many of our parents have over there) is already getting the finishing touches. The bottom line is that we are here and we should might as well show our political clout�Although it does get frustrating when we are trying to push pro-immigrant legislation in California y no ay moviemiento por parte de la gente que mas le va afectar. Que no?
[2005-06-12 04:29:14]

elenamary
my mother became a citizen a little over a year ago and has voted in the two elections since she became a citizen the first one was the presidential election. I have not missed any election since I became of voting age and neither has my sister...not sure about my brother. My Father is an "Anglo"-American and he always votes crazyness like for Lyndon LaRouche.
[2005-06-13 15:45:32]

HispanicPundit
I vote, vote on every election, and doing everything I can to get all my recent immigrant/non-immigrant friends and family politically active.

GOP in '08!!!
[2005-06-13 22:24:56]

Diana
Hey cindylu! well, i vote, i'm 1.5 generation? i was born in mexico, but raised here. My parents are naturalized citizens, they vote in almost every election, even the local ones. Our family still owns property in Mexico, yet we haven't built a house. My parents still speak of building a house there, but I don't think we'll ever go back. I want to get a house there too. there's an interesting story about that one, but i would love to spend a few years back in guanajuato! *diana*
[2005-06-14 01:05:04]

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