On a press call and webinar held this morning, Latino Decisions presented the findings of its groundbreaking national poll on Latinos’ health, experiences with the changing healthcare marketplace, and outlook on immigration and racial issues. … Gabriel Sanchez, PhD, Executive Director of the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the […] Read more »
In the U.S., diversity is the new majority
A just-released Census Bureau report shows that by 2044, whites will no longer comprise a racial majority in the United States. By then, the nation — like today’s Los Angeles — will be made up of a kaleidoscope of racial groups, including Latinos, blacks, Asians, Native Americans and multiracial Americans. […] Read more »
Opposition to immigration reform is a winning strategy for Republicans
Some Republicans are so opposed to immigration reform that they are willing to withhold funding for Department of Homeland Security just to fight back against President Obama’s executive order on immigration. To many observers, this in politically foolish. In their minds, the country’s increasing racial diversity makes it risky to […] Read more »
Immigration Politics At Center Stage
… The electoral calculus for Republicans elected from safe, highly-gerrymandered House districts, and solidly red and often predominantly white states, is fundamentally different from the calculus of the party’s eventual 2016 presidential nominee, who will need to recapture states like Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Nevada to win the White […] Read more »
What the DHS Standoff Reveals About the GOP Demographic Dilemma
Although the congressional standoff over the Department of Homeland Security is being framed as a debate over national security, it is, at its core, the latest example of the GOP divide over how to tackle immigration reform. For a party that is already facing demographic challenges and shrinking Electoral College […] Read more »
Religion in Politics: A Look at Data From the New American Values Atlas
On Wednesday, the Public Religion Research Institute released its new American Values Atlas. It is full of information regarding the American public’s religious identity, political views on hot-button issues such as abortion and immigration, and demographic information for regions, states, and major metropolitan areas. This atlas should prove to be […] Read more »