The Magazine  Hispanic Panic  Back to square uno para el GOP.
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But immigration is hardly the only factor driving Latinos away
from Republicans. Gimpel observes that Hispanic immigrants tend
to settle in cities and urban areas that are heavily Democratic.
("Party building is territorial.") He also makes a broader
point: As long as the steady inflow of Hispanics to the United
States consists predominantly of low-income, low-education
immigrants, the GOP will have a difficult time making serious
gains among Hispanic voters. As Latinos climb the economic
ladder, they are more likely to support Republicans. "But that
takes a while," says Gimpel.  The Census Bureau estimates that
Hispanics were responsible for about half of America's
population growth between 2000 and 2006. During that period, the
Hispanic population grew by roughly 24.3 percent, while the
total U.S. population grew by only 6.1 percent. In 2007, U.S.
Hispanics "had a median age of 27