We stood together and defeated hate
But the fight isn’t over
Yesterday we saw our community stand up together at the polls all over the country.
While the Republican party swept the House, taking back the majority, they ran into a firewall in their attempts to gain back the Senate. That firewall was the Latino and immigrant vote. That firewall was you.
In California, our community stood up to defeat Meg Whitman, who vilified her own undocumented housekeeper to try to save political face.
In Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet was re-elected with the support of Latino voters. Anti-immigrant Tom Tancredo worked hard for Bennet’s opponent and was so polarizing that even other anti-immigrant voters stayed home.
But it didn’t keep our movement home. In Nevada, Latino voters turned out to reelect Senate majority leaderHarry Reid. 16 percent of the electorate was Latino, and the community stood together against Sharron Angle’s racist rhetoric.
Our fight isn’t over. It isn’t even on hold. And yesterday’s elections showed that our power is alive and well.
Thank you for everything you do. You’re the reason we’re still fighting.
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