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This paper examines the role Latinos will play in determining Congressional apportionment following the Census. Projections show that eight states are poised to gain at least one seat in Congress, while eleven states will lose at least one seat.
But the president's decision to nominate a daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants will have impacts far beyond the court, said Simon Rosenberg, who heads NDN, the Washington, D.C., think tank formerly known as New Democrat Network.
As this report shows, America's fast-growing Hispanic population has swung significantly to the Democrats, largely as a result of Republicans' anti-immigrant rhetoric.
NDN believes that the state by state data contained in this report is further evidence of how the Republican demonization of the Hispanic community these past 2 ½ years is causing the Hispanic electorate to become much more Democratic.
The Hispanics are one of two demographic groups that are poised to reshape politics in the 21st century. We will look back on this week in 2008 as the one in which Hispanics became one of the most sought after communities in American politics.
Hispanics participated in record numbers in this election cycle, increasing their turnout from the 2004 election. They also skewed increasingly Democratic. If these trends continue, the national map will continue to get harder for Republicans.
The pick of Judge Sotomayor will not only put a thoughtful and highly experienced judge on the Supreme Court, it will go a long way toward making the Supreme Court one that can truly represent the new people and new realities of 21st century America.
