Aug 25, 2010
California Republicans have rejected the idea of a tough immigration law like Arizona's and are reaching out to Latino voters.
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Today, leading experts on Latino voter trends and the politics of immigration reform gathered on a conference call to analyze Tuesday's primary results in Arizona and Florida, and assess the influence of Latino voters and the immigration debate on elections in these states, as well as California, Colorado, Nevada,...
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Aug 24, 2010
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency expects the number of deportations to increase by 10 percent above Bush's 2008 total -- and 25 percent above the 2007 total.
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spent more than $20 million on his way to victory over primary rival J.D. Hayworth (R).
McCain captured 59 percent of the vote Tuesday to 29 for Hayworth. Navy veteran Jim Deakin took 11 percent. The Associated Press called the race for McCain shortly after the...
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Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said today that Arizona's controversial immigration measure does not reflect the beliefs of all Republicans.
Speaking to Spanish-language television network Univision, Steele said this: "The actions of one state's governor is not a reflection of an entire country, nor is it a reflection of...
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Aug 23, 2010
You can tell it's an election year. The airwaves are filled with political ads, there's anger in the air and the country is divided. It's a time for feuding, flip-flopping on issues, attacking an opponent's integrity and targeting the most vulnerable. It's a time for political opportunism.
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J.D. Hayworth sought to capitalize on Arizona Republicans' anxiety about illegal immigration and the fervor of the Tea Party movement to unseat Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). But McCain ran a brutally effective campaign against the former congressman and now is poised to secure a crushing victory over him on...
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Arizona voters go to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates for November's general election. The vote could be key to Republican efforts to regain control of Congress, but some of the party's luminaries have struggled.
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Aug 22, 2010
With Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina in competitive races, the party steps up outreach to Latinos and minorities, hoping to repair its image heading into the November election.
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The nation's melting pot is a lot more welcoming to immigrants - legal or not - than Arizona. New Yorkers oppose Arizona's new immigration law by a nearly 2-1 margin, although whites in the city were slightly in favor of the controversial plan, a new Daily News/Marist Poll survey...
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