In the run-up to 2016, one of the key questions for Republicans will be how to frame, market and package the issue of immigration reform. How can they make reform palatable to the party’s dominant right wing while substantially lessening Hispanic animosity? There is a growing body of evidence that […] Read more »
Immigrant and U.S.-Born Hispanics Tilt Democratic
Hispanics in the U.S. identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party over the Republican Party by about a 2-to-1 margin, regardless of whether they were U.S.-born. Hispanics born outside the U.S. do have slightly less attachment to either party, and are more likely to be politically independent, but these […] Read more »
Blacks, Hispanics More Optimistic Than Whites
Americans’ attitudes about their economic future are sharply divided by race, with whites significantly less likely than blacks or Hispanics to think they can improve their own standard of living. Indeed, optimism among minorities now outpaces that of whites by the widest margin since at least 1987, a new analysis […] Read more »
Why Latino voters won’t decide control of House in 2014
The Latino population is growing and Latino voters are becoming more influential. But that doesn’t mean they are going to decide who controls the House of Representatives in the 2014 elections. [cont.] Nathan Gonzales, Rothenberg Political Report Read more »
Americans Rate Racial and Ethnic Relations in U.S. Positively
Americans view relations between various racial and ethnic groups positively, ranging from 87% who describe white-Asian relations as good to 60% describing black-Hispanic relations as good. The results are from Gallup’s Minority Rights and Relations poll, conducted June 13-July 5, and completed before last week’s verdict in the George Zimmerman […] Read more »
Hispanics of All Ages Tilt Democratic
Hispanics of all ages in the U.S. today are more than twice as likely to identify with or lean to the Democratic Party rather than the Republican Party. However, younger Hispanics are slightly more likely to be independent, and are more likely to identify with or lean toward the Republican […] Read more »