VIA Project Office Opens For First Advanced Rapid Transit Corridor | News Radio 1200 WOAI iheart.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iheart.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The elusive political power of Mexican Americans
Data: Pew Research Center, U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Michelle McGhee/Axios
Mexican Americans make up the nation s largest Latino group, yet they remain politically outshined by more recently arrived Cuban Americans.
Why it matters: The disparities in political power between Mexican Americans and Cuban Americans reflect the racial, historical, geographical and economic differences within Latino cultures in the U.S.
For the first time in U.S. history, the Senate includes three Mexican Americans Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Alex Padilla, (D-Calif.). as the Mexican American population overall nears 37 million people.