Vistas means “views” in Spanish.  I live in Arizona, was born and raised in Arizona which as a Hispanic Conservative makes me a minority three times over.

In this column I will share my views from out here in the Valley of the Sun.

I think Arizonans are like those in most western states in that we are dealing with the influx of outsiders (from California, the mid-west and yes Mexico) who come here and affect our economy, society, culture and yes politics. The affect is at times positive and at times negative and sometimes both at the same time.

In my travels across the US I have seen firsthand that in the population dense areas of America the people tend to be Liberal minded and as the population density drops so too does the proclivity towards the Left. I have lived in LA, San Francisco, Portland and Phoenix three different states yet all examples of the above. Phoenix is the most balanced cross section of Liberals and Conservatives I have encountered so far as such it provides for a very good viewpoint to observe the significant differences between Left and Right.

If you live in the west I hope you can relate to these observations and if not, I hope that you will come to understand those of us living in the great American Southwest.