Should the Texas Republican Ignore Hispanics?

Phyllis Schlafly, the founder of "pro-family" organization Eagle Forum, told conservative radio Focus Today last month Republican Party should spend time reaching out white people rather than Hispanic voters. Is her advice really helpful for state of Texas? From demographics data, Hispanic made up 40% of Texas population in 2013 and will grow at very fast rate. In 2030, it is projected that Hispanic will be 50% of Texas population. If the Texas Republicans follow her advice, no chance Republican will win in future elections. Its not like 100% of the Hispanics vote for Democrats, it is around 70% of the Hispanics.

Phyllis Schlafly said that Republican should focus on white voters rather than trying to reach Hispanics, because Hispanics do not understand anything about Bill of Rights. So should the Republicans ignore Hispanic voters? Is being racist will help the party gaining popularity? Nowadays, Americans have different of mindset than 50 years ago. People change from time to time. By being racist, not only will the party not gaining votes from Hispanics, but also new generation of whites and other races will go against racism. So Schlafly’s advice will not work for today’s situation. Rather than ignoring Hispanics’ presence in Texas, Republican should think ways to gain fame by giving what the Hispanic needs, such as better education and health service.