An overwhelming majority of Latino voters believes the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, and a significant minority believes Hispanics have suffered a disproportionate share of the casualties, according to a new survey of Latino voters by The Washington Post, Univision and the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. While voters nationally divide over the wisdom of going to war in Iraq, Latinos expressed no such ambivalence: By 2 to 1, Hispanic voters believe the war was a mistake. The survey found that nearly three in 10 Latinos believe Hispanics are disproportionately represented among the dead and wounded in Iraq compared with other racial or ethnic groups, while six in 10 disagree. [more]
- Pictured above: Fernando Suarez del Solar, of Escondido, Calif., carries a photo of son Jesus Suarez, the first Marine killed in Iraq, seven days after last year's invasion.