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Canadian Pluralism: President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: John Stackhouse Globe editor-in-chief shares his views of Canadian pluralism and how it has evolved, according to Globe and Mail. DOUG SAUNDERS A fast-food lesson: Voting should be by residency, not citizenship Video When U.S. President Barack Obama won 71 per cent of the Hispanic vote in 2012, it dealt the final blow to an idea that had been popular during George W. Bushs years: that Hispanic Americans conservative values on social issues rooted in their predominantly Catholic religiosity , made them natural Republicans. Republicans also expressed frustration that Mr. Obama had captured 73 per cent of the Asian-American vote when, as conservative commentator Bill O Reilly put it, Asian people are not liberal, you know, by nature. They re usually more industrious and hard-working. More Related to this Story Lysiane Gagnon How Quebec chooses immigrants (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.