EOB: Idaho Hispanic Population Jumps

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  nic on May 14 at 2:00 p.m.

  I bet the anonymouths posting over on the CDA Press LOVE this little factiod.

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  Nick_Adams on May 14 at 4:01 p.m.

  Given the agricultural impact in Jerome and Minidoka, this is understandable. The Clark County number is staggering, if small. Clark has less than 1000 people in it (less than 1 person per square mile). It’s remote. There’s got to be a reason. What are the roughly 400 hispanics doing there?

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  Kendramama on May 14 at 6:39 p.m.

  My husband is half-Mexican, Hispanic, whatever the current pc term is, and ironically, maybe hysterically, rather- is the whitest guy I’ve ever been with. He can’t dance, loves redneck stuff like huntin’, fishin’, and “getting some good lovin’ ” from the little woman. (Yep, that’s me- and oddly enough, I put up with my Suzie Homemaker/ Betty Crocker role pretty well considering my sordid past. Although I feel a bit of Betty Page in me still too.) He’s also got the strongest work ethic, most solid, proven devotion, and by far the most integrity out of any guy I’ve ever met- totally disproving the lazy, womanizing rep most Hispanics tend to get pinned with. Of course, that’s true of almost all racial stereotypes, but hey.
  He also doesn’t speak a word of Spanish, despises arid climates, and was born and raised in the Silver Valley… maybe that explains some of his more dorky traits…
  I’m gonna risk putting myself in the doghouse- if he reads this- for snitching on the big softie: you should’ve seen the amazement and puppy-dog look of hurt when, upon coming home and hollering, “Babe! You wouldn’t believe what I just saw! Some guy actually had a bumper sticker on his truck that said, ‘If It’s Brown, Flush It Down’!” and I didn’t quite give him the reaction I think he was hoping for- you know, one of commiseration and assurance that he was certainly not toilet material? Nope, instead I nearly wet my pants laughing… his outrage was just so priceless. Guess he’d never felt the sting of racism before, probably from being raised in a small town where he and his two brothers were just sort of accepted as the token Mexicans, as well as not being obviously fresh over the border looking or anything… he just sorta has a year-round light tan and shiny black hair. Which he shaves almost down to skinhead length, claiming his hair is incapable of growing long… it just gets “big”. Whatever.
  I just love the fact that he’s passed his coloring on to our son (but not the hair, thank you Lord), I think their skin tones are just gorgeous. Not all pale or freckled or prone to pinking up at the slightest touch of the sun- in fact, in the summer I’m downright jealous of the beautiful bronze they effortlessly acquire.
  Anyway, enough rambling about MY Mex-Aryan (our little joke for his white boy inside- NON RACIST, btw, don’t get me wrong by the term- it just has a better ring than any other combo- and his brown outer shell his daddy passed on to him and his bros).
  My feelings about a more racially diverse population in Idaho? Heck yeah! Bring ‘em on! As long as they’re legal and willing to contribute to this country in a positive way, I’d welcome blue and pink polka dotted folks to the Gem State.
  So to hell with the redneck intolerants- they show THEIR true colors by judging others by theirs.

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