Are Latino voters conservatives who might be drawn toward the Republican Party? That argument has been made before, but a useful new report by the ever-valuable Public Policy Institute of California adds to a growing body of evidence in the other direction. The new PPIC report is based on seven […] Read more »
The data on white anxiety over Hispanic immigration
Immigration crises, erupting like long-dormant volcanoes every few years, have redefined what ‘immigrant’ means to us. These crises cause us to react in deeply personal ways, forging our opinions on what laws we want and whether we will fight for them. … What drives these reactions is not all pretty, […] Read more »
It’s Not Too Late for Republicans to Win Latino Votes
Sometimes it looks as if Republicans want to attract Latinos. The G.O.P. post-mortem on the 2012 election recognized the need to “embrace and champion immigration reform.” Reaching out to Latino voters was highlighted in the party’s Growth and Opportunity Project report as essential to the party’s long-term sustainability. … Roughly […] Read more »
The Political Risks of an Obama Executive Action on Immigration
With hopes fading of passing an immigration reform bill, President Obama is reportedly contemplating bypassing Congress and making sweeping changes to immigration policy before the midterm elections. … Such a broad executive action could provoke a backlash in the midterm elections that might be avoided with a move just a […] Read more »
Why American Opinion Is Split On The Child Migrant Crisis
… Immigration erupts in a national debate in some moments and is all but ignored in others. In the past two decades, social scientists have learned a fair bit about Americans’ views on immigration, and a number of those lessons about the who, what, where and why of Americans’ attitudes […] Read more »
What do Americans say should happen to child border crossers?
When asked what should happen to the Central American children who have recently crossed the border into the U.S. illegally, 50 percent of Americans say they should be returned to their home country as soon as possible, while 43 percent think these children should stay in the U.S. while awaiting […] Read more »