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Fed up with both the Democrats and Republicans over an impasse on immigration reform, a growing number of Hispanic activists are discussing the possibility of a breakout party of their own. The idea is still in its early stages, but they hope to emulate the success of the grass-roots Tea Party movement which shook up last months mid-term elections.
And with Hispanic becoming a major force in politics Latinos are credited with influencing several key races across the country activists say the time is ripe for Latinos to branch out on their own.
The empowerment that we have discovered we dont want it to just go away. We want to do something with it, said Fernando Romero, president of the Las Vegas-based Hispanics in Politics, a non-partisan group. We were impressed, like I think everyone else was, by the strength the Tea Party showed. And we thought, Why not do, basically, the same thing?
The months-old Tea Party movement, a loosely organized Conservative group, helped usher in dozens of politicians across the country many of them come-from-behind Republican candidates who trounced well-known and well-liked incumbents. In states that ranged from South Dakota to New York to Arizona, Tea Party candidates won 29 U.S. House races, five U.S. Senate seats and three gubernatorial seats.
And Hispanics want to have the same kind of impact. One of their main issues would likely be to rally for immigration reform, which has little chance of passing in the next Congress.
Call it the Grand Old Tequila Party - Fox News Latino
And with Hispanic becoming a major force in politics Latinos are credited with influencing several key races across the country activists say the time is ripe for Latinos to branch out on their own.
The empowerment that we have discovered we dont want it to just go away. We want to do something with it, said Fernando Romero, president of the Las Vegas-based Hispanics in Politics, a non-partisan group. We were impressed, like I think everyone else was, by the strength the Tea Party showed. And we thought, Why not do, basically, the same thing?
The months-old Tea Party movement, a loosely organized Conservative group, helped usher in dozens of politicians across the country many of them come-from-behind Republican candidates who trounced well-known and well-liked incumbents. In states that ranged from South Dakota to New York to Arizona, Tea Party candidates won 29 U.S. House races, five U.S. Senate seats and three gubernatorial seats.
And Hispanics want to have the same kind of impact. One of their main issues would likely be to rally for immigration reform, which has little chance of passing in the next Congress.
Call it the Grand Old Tequila Party - Fox News Latino