"Ramos argues that the political party that can correctly understand the wants and needs of Hispanics will triumph in most elections throughout the country, pushing forward that party's agenda and solidifying its hold on power." "Yet, do Hispanics vote as block? What issues are important to Latinos? And are these issues really that different from non-Latino Americans? In The Latino Wave, Jorge Ramos deftly clarifies these points, among many others." "With interviews from the nation's Latino political luminaries, as well as fieldwork interviews with Hispanics living across the entirety of the United States, Ramos shows just who these New Americans really are. By outlining what political issues are important to them, Ramos underscore why America should care about bridging the gap of misunderstanding that exists between Latinos and non-Latinos alike, during this, the most divisive presidential election the country has witnessed in decades."--BOOK JACKET.