http://laist.com/2008/04/29/immigrants_to_m.php All comments for Immigrants to Make up 1/3 of State's Electorate en-us 2008 la_jeremy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2008/04/29/immigrants_to_m.php#comment-1351017 http://laist.com/2008/04/29/immigrants_to_m.php#comment-1351017 Comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:43:28 -0800 <p>There are a few things to consider when reading the LA Times article. The terms White and Latino are not synonymous with "Non-immigrant" and "immigrant". There are plenty of white immigrants pouring in from places like Ireland and Canada, our neighbor to the north. Also, although the term Latino can refer to "a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States" it can also mean "a person of Latin-American descent". So comparing immigrant population and non-immigrant population to white and Latino voters is really apples and oranges. Just as the end of this post states, "Latino" voter turnout is unbelievably low. Check out this statistic for California voters: Analysis of the 2004 presidential election has shown that Latinos account for 31% of the state’s population, 23% of adult citizens eligible to vote, and only 18% of voters in the election. - California Demographic Futures </p>