That's something we were not raised doing. But what we try to do is try to really empower the Latinos and tell them that yes, your voice does count. And if you're living here, you might as well try to do anything to make policy work for you for your community, for your neighborhood, for your schools. Maldonado says the perception is that Hispanics as a group don't necessarily have diverse issues and concerns. Buy she says, that's not true.
Issues can vary, depending on which country they came from.
And more often than not, this lack of common ground doesn't allow Latinos to come together as a voting block or as a giant economic player. I think that we become sedentary. And unlike Mexicans who have to have a green card and unlike other Latin countries where you need a green card or visa to get over, Puerto Ricans came over on Eastern Airlines. We lived good here. We don't have to sign any visa papers.