The Latino Vote

 The apparent erosion of Latino support for Democrats, evidenced by the trend in recent polls, is most disturbing as that vote is likely to determine the direction and even the continued existence of our democracy for generations.

What is especially troubling is the indication that Latino men, whose reservations about Democrats had been rooted in their aversion to what they identified as socialist tendencies reminiscent of the policies their families fled, now seem increasingly attracted to the autocratic approach manifested by Republicans which mirrors the dictatorial evils they formerly rejected.
Republicans have been promoting this tendency by appealing to racial differences between Black and Brown and focusing on the influx of new immigrants which, they suggest, threatens the economic well-being and social acceptance of Latino-Americans.
How Democrats respond to this phenomenon is likely to be of cosmic significance, and still to be developed, and will undoubtedly determine this country’s future.