separating families to an anti-immigrant rhetoric. >> i don't like to vote. >> reporter: some told us they would just rather stay home. >> they don't do nothing for us. i just don't like to at all. >> reporter: you don't feel that you have a say? you don't have more of a say in government if you vote? >> the government doesn't help us for nothing. >> reporter: the latino voter turnout has dropped since 2006. so in 2018, candidates across the country are going bilingual on both sides of the aisle, but it is the democrats counting on latino turnout to win seats. >> reporter: do you feel the democratic establishment is paying enough attention to the latino vote? >> not enough, but there are inroads. little by little i think we are getting to the numbers. and by them paying attention, then you can vote to turn out.