New infographics from Latino Decisions highlight the power of the Latino vote in key 2016 battleground states — and it’s not looking good for the GOP. Latino Decisions recently found that under the most likely 2016 scenario, the GOP Presidential nominee would need the vote of 47 percent of...
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The Right Questions to Ask Following Steinle’s Tragic Murder; Why Enforcement-Only Policies Are Not the Solution; and Key Quotes from City and Law Enforcement Officials Supporting Community Safety Policies The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow that aims to portray all immigrants as criminals, along the lines of Donald Trump,...
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Looks like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s outreach to Latinos and immigrants is to make their young children weep at the prospect of deportation. During a stop in Iowa on Sunday, Jose, an undocumented dad, and his two U.S. citizen children confronted Walker about the bogus lawsuit Wisconsin and 25...
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New analysis from Latino Decisions suggests the eventual Republican presidential nominee will need 47% support from Latino voters nationwide in order to win the majority of the popular vote in a two person race. Meanwhile, new reminders from the campaign trail underscore that Republican candidates are headed precisely in the...
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Maribel Hastings es asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice. Al declarar en una entrega de premios de Univisión que “Donald Trump no puede ser presidente”, el cantante cubanoamericano Armando Christian Pérez, “Pitbull”, no pudo darle mejor consejo a algunos de los políticos de ambos partidos que quieren ser presidente: tienen...
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Albert Hunt of Bloomberg View Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Meme that the Border is Out of Control In a piece entitled, “Facing the Facts on Illegal Immigration,” Hunt takes on the notion that is repeated ad nauseum in the Fox News/GOP bubble: “the border is out of control,...
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In the wake of the tragic murder of Kate Steinle, the Senate Judiciary Committee will tomorrow hold a hearing to propose legislation that could undermine the ongoing work that state and local law enforcement have accomplished to restore trust with the undocumented community. Over the past several years, hundreds...
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English (en español al final de la página): National Journal: GOP May Not Take Back the White House Without Latino Voters By Emily Deruy NBC News: GOP 2016 Win Will Need More Than 40 Percent Of Latino Vote, Says Study By Griselda Nevarez McClatchy: GOP needs much bigger share...
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Latino Decisions Unveils Updated Models on the Threshold the GOP Must Meet to Take Back the White House As immigration continues to insert itself as a defining issue in the presidential election cycle, many have been left to speculate what this means for the Republican Party’s efforts to improve...
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First, Donald Trump says he’s going to win the Latino vote. Now, the House’s foremost anti-Latino nativist has come out as Latino on Twitter. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Iowa’s Steve King (the latest winner of the Rachel Dolezal Award, maybe?). We’re still trying to make sense of King’s tweet about...
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