May 18, 2009
The results of a new poll of Hispanic voters in thirteen key states shows the importance of comprehensive immigration reform to Hispanic voters, underscores their belief that immigration reform should be a priority this year, and highlights the challenges and opportunities for both Republicans and Democrats on this important...
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The Bush Administration was distracted by a focus on garden variety immigration law violators rather than unscrupulous employers and dangerous criminals. The Obama Administration has a chance to redirect priorities toward the truly bad actors.
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Voters strongly support comprehensive immigration reform and expect action from the next Congress and President. Latino and immigrant voters see comprehensive reform as a defining issue, and their vote made a difference in the Presidential, House, and Senate races.
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New polling sponsored by America's Voice and Immigration08.com found that a large majority of voters broadly supports comprehensive immigration reform. Supporters of enforcement-only policies may be loud, but there are not very many of them. In this difficult economy, voters are more likely to support immigration reforms that move...
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The illegal immigration wedge strategy—where mainly Republican candidates ran attack ads against Democrats—was a loser. Despite spending significantly on enforcement-only immigration ads, most candidates airing them lost.
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Dec 2, 2008
Snapshots of competitive House and Senate races in 2008 where the Republican candidate tried to use illegal immigration as a wedge issue against a Democratic challenger. Based on our review, 20 of 22 winners advocated immigration policies beyond enforcement-only.
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Nov 25, 2008
Among many new findings, the poll found strong support for the President-elect and the new Democratic Congress among Latino voters. This comes with high expectations on the part of Latinos to see their communities do better over the next four years. Nearly 70% of Latino voters expect the situation...
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Unprecedented numbers of immigrants are becoming citizens and registering to vote and the stakes—for candidates and voters—could not be higher. Analysis of current data on Latino and immigrant voters shows that this group is growing, mobilized, and passionately supportive of comprehensive immigration reform.
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