We all know that Hillary Clinton is all for racial justice and equality. Recently, all we have seen is how Hillary Clinton can continue her narrative of being for the people and how she can increase racial equality. Most of the articles that people read about is how Clinton has targeted her African American audience in order to get their support. But what about the Hispanic population?
There are 27.3 million eligible hispanic voters for the 2016 election. Clinton’s rhetoric must somehow reach these potential voters and gain their support. According to an NBC News article, Hillary gave a speech to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials or NALEO, on issues that were not restricted to immigration. Speaking to the NALEO is important for Hillary Clinton, because it shows the latino voters that she thinks their elected officials matter.
Education
Hillary Clinton talks about the importance of education for hispanic communities. She uses the audience’s value for education to gain their support. She states how, “every single 4 year old will have access to quality education,” and will be able to participate in Early Head Start, which is a program that allows education for low-income families. Hillary Clinton makes it apparent that education for all member of all communities should receive the same opportunity for education.
Language
The second value Clinton used in her rhetoric is the value of language amongst the Hispanic population. She excite the hispanic audience by talking about how important their language is to their culture. She specific states,
” The more you talk in Spanish, the more those neurons and synapses start to fire and the more likely your child will be prepared to be bilingual.”
This shows Clinton believes that the Spanish language is important to her and is a valued quality.
This particular rhetoric is important, because it shows that politicians do not need to strictly focus on immigration to gain support from the latino community. Hillary Clinton proves this in her rhetoric by talking about the importance of language and education. In turn, continuing her narrative of racial equality.