BY FROMA HARROP The Hispanic activist grew defensive as we discussed Latinos’ low turnouts in recent elections. Indeed, the subject popped up with no prompting from me. “Latinos don’t vote?” said Lydia Camarillo, who runs voter registration drives in San Antonio. “Excuse me. TEXAS doesn’t vote.” True, Americans don’t participate in elections at the high rates seen in other countries. But Latinos are still less likely to show up at the polls than are Americans […]
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