In Oregon Latinos Flex, ¿Pero Qué Mas Da?
By Peter Korn, Portland Tribune
In Hillsboro, where nearly one in four residents is Latino, only one of seven City Council members is Latino. More than half of Cornelius’ residents are Latino, but that town has one Latino council member.
Latino voter registration and turnout in Oregon historically has been low, even when compared to Latino participation in other cities. In 1970, about 2 percent of Oregonians were Latino. Now that number is close to 12 percent. That’s a relatively unestablished Latino population.
In terms of political organizing and accumulation of wealth, Portland is at least 25 years behind California or Texas or Arizona or New Mexico.
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