Young Latino Voters on the Rise

Collin County Community College student and political activist, Manuel Rendon, 19, of Frisco, Texas, introduces presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to supporters at a campaign rally in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. The American-born son of Mexican immigrants, Rendon came of legal age in the midst of rallies across the country for immigration reform and quickly registered to vote. "Once I turned 18, I knew that was the one way t...

Manuel Rendon, 19, of Frisco, Texas, right, looks toward council president Hector Luna, left, as he addresses members during a meeting of the Collin County LULAC Young Adults Council #4780 at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. The American-born son of Mexican immigrants, Rendon, came of legal age in the midst of rallies across the country for immigration reform and quickly registered to vote. "Once I turned...

Raul Delgado, 26, gets out of his SUV Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at his home in Stockton, Calif. Delgado, a longshoreman, former Marine, and son of a Mexican immigrant voted in California's Feb. 5 primary for Clinton and said he didn't have to be persuaded to vote. Delgado said his family's tradition of voting and discussing politics at their many get-togethers led him to register to vote soon after turning 18. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Undecided voter Anna Urrabazo, 28, said Feb. 15, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas that she is undecided in 2008, but voted for President Bush in 2004. The daughter of U.S.-born Latinos said Spanish-language campaigning "doesn't pick up on my vote." "That type of campaigning, they try to influence the Latino or African-American race. I think that's all for show. I personally think maybe they shouldn't use that. It's more the issues ...

Manuel Rendon, 19, of Frisco, Texas, poses for a photograph at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)