Friday, January 7, 2011

Republican Transition Team in PA

As the time draws near for Governor Ed Rendell to step down and Governor Elect Corbett to take office, some of us are wondering... why the transition team does not include a Latino?  I'm wondering why no one is talking about it other than a select few who are concerned that the needs of Latinos in Pennsylvania will be overlooked when the republicans take office.

Here is the Latino reality in Pennsylvania:

Total Hispanic population in Pennsylvania: 589,000 (U.S. Rank - 14)

Median Age of Hispanics: 25

Median Income of Hispanics 16+: $22,405

Poverty Rate of Hispanics 17 & younger: 31%

Hispanics Without Health Insurance: 23%

Hispanic Homeownership: 46%

Hispanics as Percent of all K-12 students: 7%

These are sobering statistics for Pennsylvania, so why aren't more people taking action to ensure that WE have representation in our State government?  Comment, tell me what you think...
http://pewhispanic.org/states/?stateid=PA


Total Hispanic Population in Pennsylvania589,000
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2 comments:

  1. Migule C.January 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Hey Cacica,

    That is an excellent question. Here are a few of the reason why I personally think why we don't have some in his transition team. The large majority of Latinos/Latinas here in the state of PA identify themselves as Democrats. 2. Latinos don't vote in large among of numbers to make a senator, congressman or woman, and/or Governor find our numbers significant enough to have conversation with our people. 3. Who will the Republican talk to here in Philadelphia that will movilize to influence significant numbers to make them response and cast there vote? 4. The Latino community have one major problem they need to address before such politician will come and have a conversation with then. They don't work together as a team. This is just my personal opinion as I had work in this field and seem some of this things manifesting themselve in our community.

    Ps. Thank you for posting this blog, as this is one of the areas we do not have many conversation.

    Cheers,


    Miguel C.

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  2. Cacica Yve ΦθκJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Hi Miguel,

    You bring up some very important points and perhaps this conversation needs to be expanded to address those points as well. Thank you for sharing your views and adding this much needed insight to the discussion. Perhaps, the beginning of dialogue starts with each and every one of us.

    Regards,

    Cacica Yve

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