Rep. Don Young: Hispanic Voters

President Barack Obama Dept: The 79-year-old Rep. Don Young, who represents the entire state of Alaska, issued a statement late Thursday seeking to explain his remark after using the derogatory term to describe the workers on his father's farm in central California, where he grew up, according to Calgary Herald. Hispanic voters went overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in last November's election and WASHINGTON - The second-most senior Republican in the House of Representatives said he "meant no disrespect" in referring to Hispanic migrant workers as "wetbacks." "Wetbacks" often refers to Mexican migrants who have entered country illegally, and Young's use of the word will not sit well with Republican Party efforts to temper its hardline positions on illegal immigrants in an attempt to improve its standing with Hispanic voters and current efforts in Washington to reform the immigration system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.