Women v. Men Politics

Men are involved in politics that are more home origin based. They focus on issues from their native land such as: medical resources, road construction, and sports stadiums. This involvement is called Hometown Associations where immigrant worker will form a group in order to help their hometown and mainly ran by men. Even though they are immigrants to the U.S. they have more power or money to change political policies in their native from the U.S. because they can work more and save more. The only downfall is that they can make these small changes, but the government does little to help and when they do it is only to get in the media spotlight.

Men focus on their native land because they have beliefs that one day they will return to their native country. The only thing is that this for many is only a belief that few have sought through. Immigrants have a mind-set that they will go back home with more than what they left with and impose change with their experience in this country. Maybe, this is why the their is a low citizen rate because they are wanting to belief that they will return and see their migration here as only temporarily.

Women on the other hand focus more on this countries politics because this country is better off for them. They have more freedom to work and not just be a submissive housewife. While int this country they gain independence from poverty or atleast lessen it and gain independence from their Macho husbands. Women tend to look for the future of their children in which they would rather see them grow up here than in their native land. Why would someone want to return to their land where change isn't near? they don't, therfore, they focus in their new home land.

Women here can organize against the wrongful doings of the government that effect them. Women unlike men they use all federal aid that is provided for them such as WIC, Food stamps, and child care assistance. These services help when women are busy in organizing campaigns.

Women focus more in th U.S. becuase ublike men they don't really care about going back to their home country. This country is better for them even though they have to suffer a lot in order to succeed, but in the long run is extremely better for them and their children

Latinos voting in New York

In this video it says that Latino Voters are increasing and can make a difference on who will win the state for the 2008 Presidential elections.

According to the book, Between Two Nations, Latinos have a large population, but do not have strong voting numbers in order to enforce change in the political machine. We have the numbers, but there are various reasons why th Latinos Vote isn't as strong as it should be.

I believe as Latino education prospers the increase for political participation will only get stronger in which Latinos will be able to make some changes within national politics.