Jun 19, 2012
June 2012 Last Friday, President Obama announced that young undocumented immigrants in college will be able to apply for protection from deportation and work permits. Newly-released polls show that voters strongly feel the President did the right thing—and Latino voters are more enthusiastic about his re-election because he took...
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Jun 18, 2012
WASHINGTON – Esta semana el presidente Barack Obama llegará a la conferencia anual de la Asociación Nacional de Funcionarios Latinos Electos y Designados (NALEO) en Orlando, Florida, con algo más que una promesa incumplida de reforma migratoria bajo el bajo el brazo. Llegará con su anuncio de un amparo...
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Jun 13, 2012
WASHINGTON – La campaña del virtual nominado presidencial republicano, Mitt Romney, todavía no ofrece propuestas migratorias que puedan generar simpatías entre un sector de los votantes hispanos, sobre todo tras sus posturas primaristas de promover auto deportaciones y de su promesa de vetar el DREAM Act. Pero el bando...
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At Netroots Nation last weekend, America’s Voice Education Fund and Latino Decisions launched our new interactive Latino Vote website, designed to let voters play with a variety of factors that could make or break the election in November. Yesterday, Latino Decision’s Matt Barreto was on MSNBC’s Jansing & Co...
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Last weekend at the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Rhode Island, our panel on the Latino vote unveiled new tools to evaluate the impact Latino voters will have on the general election in November. They include a new website for political analysis and an interactive voter map created by Latino Decisions and...
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New tools to evaluate the impact Latino voters will have on the 2012 elections were unveiled this weekend at the Netroots Nation conference. They include a new web site for political analysis and an interactive voter map created by Latino Decisions and our sister organization, America’s Voice Education Fund....
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Jun 11, 2012
Matt, Van, Adam and I were just in Providence, Rhode Island where we attended Netroots Nation 2012, the year’s biggest conference of online progressive activists. Netroots Nation was also where America’s Voice Education Fund and Latino Decisions unveiled our new highly anticipated interactive Latino voter map, much to the glee...
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As many have noted, Latino vote turnout in November is one of the things that could determine the 2012 presidential race. There are two choices Latino voters have to make: Whether to vote at all Which candidate to support When it comes to Latino voters, the two parties are...
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Latino Voter Turnout Levels Important to Assess Alongside Head-to-Head Matchup Between Obama & Romney As many have noted, the 2012 presidential race may hinge on Latino voters’ political choices. But there are two choices Latino voters have to make: 1) whether to vote at all; and 2) which candidate...
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May 7, 2012
Political analysts agree: Latino voters will be pivotal in numerous 2012 battleground states – and perhaps determine the presidency in the process. Today, the Orlando Sentinel captures the dynamics at play in Florida, writing: The presidential race could come down to this: To win in November, President Barack Obama or...
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