Misreading the Hispanic Vote

Hispanic voters may vote negatively against candidates they perceive as hostile on immigration but don't vote affirmatively for pro-immigration candidates.

Very irritating watching CNN panel debate immigration amnesty as key to Hispanic vote. Not so!

This shouldn't be too complicated to understand:

Hispanic voters may vote negatively against candidates they perceive as hostile on immigration.

But they do not vote affirmatively for pro-immigration candidates. That was the big error embedded in the Bush-Rove approach to immigration. Hispanics (and especially Mexican-American voters) are bread and butter voters. Republicans who hope to win them will have to do better on bread-and-butter issues, and especially healthcare.