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What are the prospects that the immigrants, and eventually their children, will be fully integrated into American life? The process so far has been slow. Politically, Hispanics have yet to wield anything like the clout of the blacks that they are rapidly overtaking in numbers, primarily because voter registration among Hispanics has remained low. Many either are not citizens or are too young to vote, but estimates in Los Angeles are that only half of those who are eligible to register do so. Many Hispanics are too busy earning a living to vote, and some come from countries where elections...
...Maurice Tourneur from France, the Germans Ernst Lubitsch and F.W. Murnau -- imported civilized modes of fantasy, comedy and folklore. But the new exiles had darker stories to tell, and through them Hollywood found its caustic maturity. Here were artists with an outsider's perspective and, suddenly, an insider's clout; they could celebrate the temple of American success while keeping an eye on the cracks in its facade. The industry, or at least that part of it that handed out awards, was grateful: eleven of the first 20 Oscars for best direction went to immigrants, from Frank Lloyd (Cavalcade...
...some anxious, some apathetic -- do not vote at all. Hispanic registration drives are trying to change that, but even in Los Angeles only 12% of the voters (vs. nearly 33% of the population) are Hispanic. Asians appear even more wary of political activism, though some are beginning to seek clout through financial contributions. By one estimate, they provided 25% of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley's last campaign fund...
...England during the '50s, she could not find a publisher in the '60s when London took to swinging. All that changed in 1977, three years before her death, when the Times Literary Supplement ran a feature on neglected writers. Philip Larkin and David Cecil, both authors of mighty clout, independently singled out Pym. Overnight, it seemed, her books were not only available but on the best-seller lists, and she had the kind of loyal following that usually requires years to build...
...presidential clout. I don't think the fact that the President is not running for office again means that he can't effectively mobilize support for something that should be inherently popular to begin with, unless you assume that any American President is a lame duck the day he gets re-elected. I don't buy that, so I think he will be able to mobilize. I think he will engender rather substantial support on the part of the public, and that, in the final analysis, is whom Congress listens...