The recent L.A. mayoral election has shown that Latinos are finding a place in the Democratic Party—and it is not necessarily due to the GOP’s stance on the immigration issue. Many Latinos, concerned with family health care, public education, a living wage and job protections, are moving into the working class and joining labor unions. The Republican rhetoric promising “less government” may be distancing working Latinos from the Republican Party.
See "Latino Impact Felt Through Labor Movement", George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2001