Crossposted from Medium. This week, America’s Voice released new polling that showed Donald Trump had an astounding 87% unfavorable opinion among Latino voters. No surprise given his venomous campaign rhetoric. This week, we’ve also seen a new spin on the GOP frontrunner: a “Donald Trump has been sounding more Presidential”... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Time: Poll: Latino Voters ‘Enthusiastic’ to Vote Against Trump By Daniel White NBC: Poll: Trump Poised to Get Lowest Vote Ever Among Latinos By Stephen A Nuno The Hill: Trump effect motivating Latinos to vote: poll By Rafael Bernal Think Progress:... Continue »
Una nueva encuesta entre votantes latinos, llevada a cabo por Latino Decisions y encargada por America’s Voice, deja en claro que el tema migratorio les importa; que Donald Trump es profundamente impopular entre ellos; y que la imagen del Partido Republicano ante esta comunidad está sumamente dañada y empeorando, debido... Continue »
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the case of U.S. v Texas– the legal case that has blocked President Obama’s decision to confer protection against deportation and work permits to individuals who are low priority for immigration enforcement. As the Justices prepare to... Continue »
New nationwide polling of Latino voters, conducted by Latino Decisions and commissioned by America’s Voice, makes clear that immigration matters to Latino voters; that Donald Trump is deeply unpopular with Latino voters; and that the Republican Party’s brand image with Latinos is deeply damaged and getting worse, due in part... Continue »
More than 100 Nebraska DREAMers broke into cheers yesterday as the state legislature overrode Gov. Pete Ricketts veto of a bill that would allow DACA recipients to apply for professional licenses. 30 votes were needed to override Ricketts — undocumented youth won 31 in the end. Though the legislation... Continue »
Ahead of the Supreme Court conference on U.S. v. Texas tomorrow, we present key excerpts from some of the latest analytical pieces: Tom Jawetz, Vice President for Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, writes at Medium,  “3 Ways House Republican Leaders Misled the Supreme Court to Score Political,... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Medium (Op-ed): 3 Ways House Republican Leaders Misled the Supreme Court to Score Political, Not Legal, Points By Tom Jawetz McClatchy: How the Republican candidates compare on immigration By Lesley Clark, William Douglas, and Maria Recio NBC: NY Latina Voters Strongly... Continue »
Leading legal observers and immigration law experts continue to weigh in with their assessments of Monday’sSupreme Court oral arguments in United States v Texas. Below, we present some of the key new analyses focused on how the Republican plaintiffs in this highly-politicized argument have shifted their justification for bringing... Continue »
After both attending the oral arguments and reviewing the hearing transcript, immigration attorney David Leopold has a new, deep-dive analysis of the U.S. v Texas immigration case that is now posted on Medium. In “Deconstructing the Questions of Roberts and Kennedy in U.S. v Texas,” Leopold examines the key questions asked during Monday’sarguments... Continue »