John McCain Quotes

U.S. politicians are increasingly recognizing the relevance of the Hispanic vote in U.S. politics.

I think it's a big mistake for our party to write off Latino Americans. They're an important part of our country.

If Latinos stay at home, we determine the outcome of an election.

This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election.

As long as Florida remains a swing state, Cuban exiles in Florida will remain a very powerful voting bloc.

Immigration is a gateway basically. It's a check-off point for Latino voters.

This is representative government, and Indians have very little political clout because for the most part, they don't vote. But white ranchers and farmers do vote.

It is to the advantage of Hispanics not to be taken for granted by one party and ignored by the other. Hispanics will realize their political power only if courted and engaged by both sides.

From the streets of Los Angeles to the public schools of the Bronx, there is no state of the Union where Latinos are not becoming local leaders and responsible politicians.

No candidate can become president without the Latino vote.

My country, France, my homeland, my land is again invaded by an overpopulation of foreigners, especially Muslims.

If you are a Democrat, and you get less than 90% of the black vote, you are going to likely lose your election.

If Barack Obama goes on to win the election, there will be plenty of ink and video spent on chronicling the historic nature of the turnout among young voters and African-Americans. But as important as both constituencies have been to Obama - particularly in the primaries - it's Hispanics that could be putting him over the top on Nov. 4.

Obviously I'm young and I'm also Hispanic, two important groups in this election. And I'm confident that I can do a good job in articulating why President Obama ought to be the candidate that Americans select for the next four years.

I voted for Nader, and I have no doubts at all that it was the right thing to do because the Nader candidacy was extremely energising and a terrific phenomenon in American life, and I hope he continues.

The Latino vote has to be earned just like any other.

We'll get out the [black] vote, but we need the white vote to win.

Middle class voters are the mega-prize in American politics.

To me, the most compelling reason for lowering the voting age [to 18] is that American politics needs the infusion that younger voting would give it.

Our country is a country where immigration is history and it is a country where immigration is destiny.

I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America and to prevent our resources from being swamped.

The Democrats want to bring in the Third World because these are, by and large, people who have no experience with Constitutional democracy.

American Jews are no longer a homogenous minority; we come in all colors and from all corners of the world.

The idea that the Hispanic vote hinges on one issue - immigration - is the most ridiculous and patronizing notion.

Australia's migrant communities have built the country. It has been one of the key pillars of Australia's prosperity over generations.