Thread: POLL: Latinos divided over immigration reform.

This poll rejects what the open border lobby claims, that anyone who votes against amnesty will loose the latino vote.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/141/st ... ni_popular


Latinos also divided over immigrant rights
Critics say some are asking for too much
By Franco Ordoñez

The Charlotte Observer

Posted: Monday, Jun. 22, 2009
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On Friday, President Barack Obama reiterated his support for immigration reform at a prayer breakfast with members of the Latino community. This week, he will gather with lawmakers at the White House for a working session on immigration reform. They're expected to talk about enforcement, worker verification and penalties for coming to the country illegally.

As the immigration debate heats up across the country, a new study shows Latinos in Charlotte-Mecklenburg are as divided over immigration reform as any other group — and possibly more so.

[b]The Crossroads Social Capital study, which measured social ties in the community, found almost six out of 10 Latinos (58 percent) in Charlotte-Mecklenburg feel immigrants are “too demanding in their push for equal rights.â€

[quote]She would tell you they need to become Americanized and at the same time value their own culture. But don't expect people everywhere to speak for them or interpret for them.â€

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[b]Victor Guzman, a business owner and television producer from Puerto Rico, said it's sometimes a fight to clarify that not all Latinos are from Mexico and poor.

Many are businesspeople, doctors and lawyers from Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. Some have multiple degrees — and money.

They are Democrats, Republicans and Independents with wide-ranging views and backgrounds.

“It's not all the same mindset,â€