http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/pope-francis-threatens-to-deepen-republicans-hispanic-problem/
Bob Cortes, a Republican legislator in Florida, fears he is losing the Hispanic vote that helped get him elected. The culprits: Republican presidential candidates such as Donald Trump who are railing against immigration.
The upcoming visit by the most socially progressive pope in generations threatens to alienate them even more, driving a further wedge between Cortes’ party and the Hispanic voters it needs to win back in order to retake the White House.
More than half of U.S. Latinos are Catholic, and they in turn represent 40 percent of the 51 million Catholics in America, making them a vital constituency for Pope Francis to address on his first U.S. trip that starts next week.
He is expected to address immigration, the closest issue to Hispanics’ hearts. Francis has said that migrants and refugees should not be treated as “pawns on the chessboard of humanity.”
Meanwhile, front-running Republican candidate Donald Trump has painted Mexican illegal immigrants as violent criminals, promised to build a border wall and slammed Spanish speakers. Several other leading candidates, such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker have shifted to a more anti-immigrant stance as they jostle in a crowded primary race.
ahh Pope Frankie the peoples Pope i'm not Catholic but have much love for him. he is now poised to be the spoiler of republican bigotry they can get in line and stop the discriminative practices or risk now losing up to 40% of Hispanic vote that along with Black and Asian and Native American voters their only way into the WH is with a tour or jumping the fence.
