Republican Candidates Demagogue Immigration and Border Security in 2014 at the Expense of GOP Viability in 2016 Washington, DC – Given the Republican Party’s need to improve its standing with Latino voters in order to win back the White House, the GOP’s embrace of anti-immigrant politics during the 2014 election...
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22 de octubre de 2014
Apparently. There are some people, we suspect they are mostly GOP operatives, who believe the Denver Post’s polling numbers for Lations in the Senate race. The Denver Post, unlike any other outlet, found Cory Gardner was leading Mark Udall with Latino voters by a 49% – 35% margin. Not. Very....
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22 de octubre de 2014
Chris Hayes on Scott Brown's Border Obsession – and What it Means for 2016
Last night, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes did a segment on New Hampshire GOP Senate Candidate Scott Brown’s obsession with the border, noting we’ve seen this anti-immigrant strategy before: Mitt Romney, 2012. At a debate last night, Brown and his Democratic opponent, Senator Jean Shaheen, “discussed” immigration and the border: In...
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22 de octubre de 2014
MSNBC: GOP candidates accelerate party’s right turn on immigration By Benjy Sarlin October 21, 2014 BuzzFeed: Pollster: Most People Are Getting The Critical Latino Vote Wrong In Colorado By Adrian Carrasquillo October 21, 2014 EFE: Latinos will vote for Democrats despite Obama’s inaction on immigration By Raquel Goods October...
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21 de octubre de 2014
GOP's Ugly Anti-immigrant Rhetoric In 2014 Guarantees Long-term Harm
Yesterday, America’s Voice released polling from Latino Decisions on “the politics of immigration are influencing Latinos’ perceptions of both parties and potential presidential contenders heading into 2016 and beyond.” Among the key finding: Republicans are Facing Major 2016 Problem: Fifty-five percent of Latinos said that they’d vote for the...
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Elise Foley from Huffington Post reports on the case of an Honduran teenager, who fled gang violence, settled in with a new family – and is now being forced back to Honduras by the Department of Homeland Security: In 2011, a then-14-year-old orphan fled Honduras for the U.S., fearful...
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21 de octubre de 2014
MSNBC (Jose Diaz-Balart): Democrats see early 2016 advantage among Latino voters October 20, 2014 Bloomberg: Burned on Immigration Reform, Latinos Start to Pull Away from Democrats By Greg Giroux October 20, 2014 The Fiscal Times: Three Reasons Why a GOP ‘Wave’ Is Still Possible By Eric Pianin October 20,...
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20 de octubre de 2014
White House Debates Timing of Already Delayed Executive Action on Immigration
Today’s Los Angeles Times reports on what it calls President Obama’s “time out” from his “year of action.” Of course, one of the issues subject to delay was immigration reform: Immigration reform, once deemed a pressing back-to-school item, will wait at least until the winter holidays. That delay has...
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20 de octubre de 2014
Editor’s note: If you’re looking for our election eve polling you can find it here: latinovote2014.com Today, America’s Voice released a poll examining Latino voters and their implications on the upcoming midterm and Presidential elections. The full toplines, crosstabs and power point presentation are available online. Here’s an infographic highlighting...
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Experts to Discuss New Poll Results and Implications for Upcoming Midterm and Presidential Elections Washington, DC – On a press call/webinar today, Matt Barreto, Co-Founder of Latino Decisions, and Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, discussed the results of a new nationwide poll of 600 Latino voters that provides...
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