Quiero Más Republicanas

Could the GOP win the immigrant vote by just being more inclusive in their messaging? It seems very likely given how conservative immigrant values tend to be.

I also want to highlight just bonkers of a shift the Republican Party has taken on this issue. Just consider this 2004 George W Bush advertisement targeted at Hispanics.

It's five minutes long, and it starts with Bush waxing poetically about the history of the noble Latino spirit within the United States. He specifically cites that their success is based on "Conservative Values" and that "These values are my values. I live by them. And I lead by them."

Then he cites all the Hispanic appointments that he has included in his cabinet, then he says at the rate they're going it's inevitable that the country will see more "more Latino Senators and Representatives in the Congress. I'd like to help elect them. I hope they'd be Republican [smile]".

Then there's B-roll footage of Bush waving the Mexican flag at a parade, then picking up a little Hispanic girl in a festive dress and kissing her on the mouth. Then he says something in Spanish.

Obviously there is a ton of short-term memory when it comes to examining these historical shifts. But it's still just fucking bizarre how different the landscape was just one Republican president ago. Bush ended up receiving 40% of the Hispanic vote in 2004. Romney got 20% in 2012.