Yeah and how well did targeting kids and grassroots work out for Ron? Those groups do not vote in numbers sufficient to win elections. You need to reach out and build a big tent.
Well first you can't lump all Hispanics in this country into one homogeneous group because they aren't. You have at least 3 distinct groups. Cubans in Florida who have been here a while and have it easy with the wet foot/dry foot policy. If they make it to US soil they get asylum. Then you have Puerto Ricans. They are citizens but can't vote for president and don't pay income taxes, a lot of them claim residence on the island and work here, no federal income taxes and full entitlements. Last you have Mexicans and other central Americans. They have it the worst, if they are caught they get sent back, have no legal status and take no entitlements. Most have some family here that is legal. I think that is the group Rand is targeting. Give the illegals some status and citizenship path and we can gain the support of their legal family and friends and eventually them when they become citizens. From my personal experience they are decent hardworking conservative people with family values. They should be Republicans. The Cubans will probably go Rubio in the primary, but will support the nominee if he isn't horrible like Romney was.
