While a number of the city's Hispanic residents want to vote, many are ineligible because they're not U.S. citizens.

"There is a real desire to participate and such energy and knowledge, but they feel disempowered about how to participate,"
Of course they are ineligible to vote because they arent citizens. And I doubt they have the "knowledge" to place an educated vote if they cant even follow immigration laws or speak English.

"They feel disempowered" - AWLLLLLLLLLLLLL Thank goodness they dont have the power to vote. Imagine what this country would be like if every illegal alien voted.