The New West is
Hispanic and the Future of the New
America
PHOENIX (By Jon Garrido,
The Jon Garrido Network)
November 6, 2008 ― On November 4, 2008,
Hispanics overwhelmingly voted for
Barack Obama for President of the United
States giving Obama 67 percent of the
Hispanic vote to McCain's 31 percent.
Mr. Obama did strikingly better among
Hispanic voters than Mr. Bush's 40% in
2004. This reinforces acknowledgement of
the damage the Republican Party has
suffered among Hispanic voters over four
years in which Republicans have been at
the forefront on the effort to crack
down on undocumented immigrants.
On October 13, 2006, to begin laying the
ground work for the 2008 presidential
election, Hispanic News began the 2008
Election Center with the first article
published "1964 Civil Rights Act"
re-publishing the words of Martin Luther
King, Jr. given on August 28, 1963.
"I say to you
today, my
friends, so even
though we face
the difficulties
of today and
tomorrow, I
still have a
dream. It is a
dream deeply
rooted in the
American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise
up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We
hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men
are created equal.
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of
Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit down
together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of
Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of
injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression,
will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and
justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will
one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the content
of their character.
I have a dream today.........."
To date, 174 articles were published in
the 2008 Hispanic News Election Center
first supporting Hillary Clinton then
Barack Obama.
On April 23, 2008, Hispanic News began a
news section "John McCain Exposed" with
Hispanic News publishing 33 articles
revealing the real John McCain.
The first article in the series "McCain
Claims He will be President of all the
People. Let Him Prove it in Phoenix"
with a sidebar: "This is a new section at Hispanic News to tell America,
McCain has become 'got the message'
McCain to end comprehensive immigration
reform from happening in 2009. In Phoenix, McCain needs to call for the ouster of Sheriff Joe
'Bull Conner' Arpaio
but we all know McCain supports Joe Arpaio."
On June 6, 2008, the large image of
Barack Obama appeared on the Hispanic
News front page and remains there to
this day. It will remain until after the
inauguration on January 20, 2009.
On October 27, 2008, Hispanic News
formally published: "Hispanic News Endorses Barack Obama for President of the United States."
On this date, November 6, 2008, today's
article is the highlight of the entire
series: "The New West is Hispanic and
the Future of the New America."
In the 2008 presidential election,
Hispanics carried Nevada, Colorado, New
Mexico and California. The New West is
Hispanic and gave the 2008 victory to
Barack Obama to become President of the
United States.
It is not only U.S./Mexico border states
that have explosive Hispanic growth but
is evident in every state in the United
States.
The Hispanic population, already
the nation's largest minority group, 42 million in 2005, will rise to 128
million in 2050, tripling in size. Hispanics will be 29% of the population,
compared with 14% in 2005. As the fastest growing major race or ethnic group,
the Hispanic population will account for 60% of the nations growth during the
20052050.
In 2006, the United States Census Bureau
projected "In 2097, 50% of the entire
United States will be Hispanic. Blacks,
Asians and Hispanics will become 96% of
the entire United States."
In Phoenix, Arizona, the
Hispanic population in 2006 according to U.S. Census Bureau data was 41% and has grown
in 2007 to 43%, an increase of
2%. At this rate of increase, Hispanics will become the Phoenix majority
population in 2010.
Population is one of the prime factors
for the Electoral College
The United States elects the President
of the United States using the Electoral
College which consists of the popularly
elected representatives who formally
select the President and Vice President
of the United States. Since 1964, the
electoral college has had 538 electors.
In 2008, it will make this selection on
December 15.
Each state has a number of electors
equal to the number of its Senators and
Representatives (determined by
population) in the United States
Congress.
Each elector casts one vote for
President and one vote for Vice
President. In order to be elected, a
candidate must have a majority since
1964, at least 270 of the electoral
votes cast for that office.
In 2008, Hispanics gave Obama victory in
Nevada (5), Colorado (9), New Mexico
(5), and California (55) for a total of
74 electoral votes. McCain carried
Arizona (10) as the favorite son
receiving 1,012,878 votes (54%) and
Obama 851,589 votes (45%).
Had McCain not been a favorite son, it
is probable Obama may have picked up
Arizona considering the polls leading up
to November 4 indicated Obama was
becoming competitive with McCain.
In 2012, the probability Obama will
carry Arizona is high giving Obama a
total of 84 votes in the 5 state New
West region.
In, Texas, McCain received 4,467,748
votes (55.5%) and Obama 3,521,164 votes
(43.8%). In the foreseeable future,
Texas will be added to the New West
region adding its 34 electoral votes to
the 84 providing for a total of 118
electoral votes in the New West region
which will then have 44% of the total
electoral votes cast in the United
States.
On February 1, 2008, California
Hispanics were about 40 percent of the
state's population. On July 2, 2008,
Hispanics were 14 percent of California
voters and 61 percent are Democrats to
account for about 20 percent of the
Democratic vote on Tuesday providing 61%
(6,219,123 voters) for Obama and 37%
(3,777,314 voters) for McCain.
On July 1, 2007, Arizona Hispanics
account for 1.9 million, or 29.7
percent, of Arizona's population of
6,338,755 of whom 2,987,451 are
registered voters. 673,000 are eligible
Hispanic voters in Arizona.
Hispanics are like other Americans
concerned about the same issues with two
additional concerns: Immigration and
Discrimination
On December 24, 2007, Hispanic News
wrote a letter to Ms. Diane Humetewa,
U.S. Attorney for Arizona, concerning
Civil Rights violations against
Hispanics from Maricopa County Sheriff
Joe Arpaio.
Ms. Humetewa, your office has criminal
jurisdiction to enforce Civil Rights
Acts like 42 USC 1841 et seq which
provide punishment for public officials
who discriminate against, or seek to
deny, the civil rights of any racial or
ethnic group. The same applies to any
violation of the 8th Amendment
incorporated into the 14th which bars
cruel and unusual punishments or
deprivation of liberty or life without
due process.
There appears to be substantial evidence
Sheriff Arpaio and his deputies are
engaged in racial profiling and making
pre-textual traffic stops in an effort
to find undocumented immigrants so as to
get ICE to deport them. Because we
believe some or all of these stops or
at least the questioning and searches
that ensue are pre-textual, we believe
they endanger the rights of all Hispanic
or brown-skinned-looking people
regardless of their immigration status;
and of course, the 14th
Amendment covers all persons not just
citizens so those here legally on
tourist or green-card visas are affected
even if they are in fact non-citizen
Hispanic-Americans.
Further, one of your predecessors as
U.S. Attorney, Janet Napolitano, was
investigating Sheriff Arpaio for Civil
Rights violations in his jail before she
resigned to seek another office in 1998.
I would ask that you re-open and update
that investigation in light of the many
federal and state court verdicts showing
actions by the Sheriff that violate the
8th and/or 14th Amendments, some
involving death of inmates due to such
violations.
I'm sure the FBI can find sufficient
evidence, and ask you present this to a
Federal Grand Jury as soon as sufficient
evidence is available to justify an
Indictment.
To date, Hispanic News has never
received a response from the Bush
Administration regarding Arpaio
On the last day as U.S. Attorney for
the District of Arizona in 1998,
Napolitano held a joint press
conference with Joe Arpaio where
Napolitano announced she was ending
the U.S. Attorney civil rights
investigation of Joe Arpaio. Shortly
thereafter, Arpaio endorsed
Napolitano for Governor. If the
civil rights investigation had
proceeded, it would have undoubtedly
found Arpaio guilty ending the
Arpaio office as Maricopa County
Sheriff.
It is rumored there was a quid pro
quo with Arpaio with Napolitano
putting her ambition ahead of
justice. The result
to this day, Arpaio continues the
mockery of arresting people with
brown faces who happen to have a
broken tail light as a pretense for
deporting the undocumented the same
day to Mexico. It was also
Napolitano who signed the
E-Verification bill requiring all
working in Arizona be certified to
have a valid Social Security card.
The loss of some 350,000 Mexicans
from Arizona's labor force has had
an devastating economic impact on
the loss of Arizona sales revenue.
Napolitano and Arpaio are not
friends of the Phoenix Hispanic
community and neither are any of the
persons who endorse or work for
them.
"Napolitano, who has never been
married or had children, has long
been the subject of a whisper
campaign about her sexuality,
including some dirty campaign tricks
in 2002 when 'vote gay' fliers were
posted next to her campaign signs.
She is not gay, she has said, 'just
a straight, single workaholic.' "
―
The Arizona Republic, Sept 24, 2006.
It is not important she is gay. What
is important is she apparently lies
to voters about her sexuality. If
she lies about small things, she can
lie about big things.
Should Napolitano be nominated,
under oath, Napolitano would
probably never received Senate
confirmation on her nomination
because undoubtedly Napolitano will
be asked about her sexuality and
because on the record she denies she
is a homosexual, she will probably
turn out to be an embarrassment for
the Obama administration.
If Napolitano is nominated, Hispanic
News will oppose any confirmation of
Napolitano and will marshal other
Hispanic groups in the United States
to oppose the nomination for fear
Napolitano will pursue the
anti-Hispanic programs she promoted
as Arizona governor which will
duplicate the Bush ICE raids still
being conducted across the United
States.
Request:
President Elect Barack Obama:
Your victory to the highest office
in the United States is our victory
as well.
Hispanic News has two requests:
1. Upon the United States Senate
confirmation of your United States
Attorney General, it is requested
the Attorney General investigate the
Civil Rights violations of Arizona
Hispanics conducted by Maricopa
County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
2. Arizona Governor Janet
Napolitano's relationship with Joe
Arpaio may be a factor in dropping
the investigation of Sheriff Joe
Arpaio when Napolitano was the U.S.
Attorney for Arizona and with the
approval of Arizona legislation
prohibiting the employment of
undocumented in Arizona, her
appointment to any position in your
administration would be seen as a
continuation of President Bush's
policy regarding ICE raids, it is
strongly recommended Napolitano be
given no consideration in being a
member of your Administration.
Jon Garrido
Jon@JonGarrido.com
E-mail to:
David Axlerod
David Pouliffe
Rahm Emanuel
Formal letter to be sent to
President Obama on Inauguration,
January 20, 2009
