"Beyond Black and White, New Force Reshapes South": “….A more unstoppable force is approaching that will alter the power structure throughout the South and upend the understanding of politics there: demographic change.” “The states with the highest growth in the Latino population over the last decade are in the South, which is also absorbing an influx of people of all races moving in from other parts of the country.” “While most experts expect battles over voting restrictions in the coming years, they say that ultimately those efforts cannot hold back the wave of change that will bring about a multiethnic South." “’All the voter suppression measures in the world aren’t going to be enough to eventually stem this rising tide,’ said Representative David E. Price, a veteran North Carolina Democrat and a political scientist by training.” As the region continues to change, Republicans who control legislatures in the South will confront a basic question: how to retain political power when the demographics are no longer on your side...." READ MORE:
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:20:00 +0000
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