With the Kavanaugh nomination behind them, congressional Republicans are in the process of making immigration an important campaign issue. This past Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) promised a “big fight” over funding the border wall and on Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) signaled his intention to fully fund Trump’s border wall at an estimated cost of $23.4 billion. …
Other pundits have argued that immigration is no longer a salient issue for Latinos. However, results from the Latino Decisions/National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) tracking poll reveal that immigration remains a leading issue and is likely to drive Latinos to the polls this November. CONT.
Adrian Pantoja, Latino Decisions
