Koch brothers cater to Latinos, hoping for votes
Koch brothers cater to Latinos, hoping for votes
Politics
By
Mary Jordan and
Ed O'Keefe April 30 at 10:52 AM
LAS VEGAS For Republicans, the road to warming the hearts and winning the votes of Latinos may begin at a Las Vegas flea market.
On a recent morning, inside the Eastern Indoor Swapmeet Las Vegas, a group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers helped 250 Latinos some of them illegal immigrants pass the Nevada drivers test.
The LIBRE Initiative, an expanding grass-roots organization now operating in nine states, organized the four-hour test prep session to teach the rules of the road in Spanish
no tome y maneje (no drinking and driving),
el límite de velocidad es sesenta y cinco millas por hora (the speed limit is 65 miles per hour).
Paula Hernandez, 46, an undocumented restaurant supervisor from Mexico, was one of those sitting on folded chairs, listening. She has worked in the United States for 25 years and gave birth to three children here. She has never heard of the Koch brothers or LIBRE but said the free classes were a great help, particularly because nobody else is lending her a hand. President Obama promised to do more for us, and it just didnt happen, she said.