As the immigration issue moves front and center in Congress, a chorus of GOP voices is warning that if immigrants—and, let’s face it, the debate is focused mostly on those from Mexico, Central America, and South America—are provided a path to citizenship, Republicans will never again win a national election. […] Read more »
Is it really the GOP’s anti-immigration stances that turn off Latinos?
Pundits left and right have embraced the notion that the Republican Party has a strong political interest in passing comprehensive immigration reform. As the argument goes, the GOP lost a good shot at the presidency in 2012 because of a pro-Obama shift among Latino voters, which itself was a reaction […] Read more »
Crossing the Line
With a vote of 84-15, the Senate has voted to take up S.744 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform) for floor debate. One of the issues central to that debate is border security and the fate of the estimated eleven million unauthorized immigrants currently residing in the United States. While there is an […] Read more »
Latino voters oppose excessive enforcement and punitive measures in immigration reform
A new poll from Presente.org and Latino Decisions finds that Latino voters firmly oppose excessive enforcement, border security, and punitive measures as part of comprehensive immigration reform. The survey of 500 Latino registered voters asked opinions on a wide range of specific policy measures that have been debated in Congress […] Read more »
Latino voters evaluate Congress through their actions on immigration bill
Latino Decisions released a new national poll today that found overwhelmingly Latino voters are following the immigration reform debate in Congress and that actions taken on the immigration bill directly influence how Latinos evaluate both political parties. [cont.] Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions Read more »
Inside the 2012 Latino Electorate
A record 11.2 million Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election, but Latinos’ voter turnout rate continues to lag other groups significantly, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center. [cont.] Mark Hugo Lopez & Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Pew Read more »