Nov 9, 2010
Conventional wisdom says the Latino vote belongs to Democrats, but both parties have a stake in viewing these voters as individuals worth courting. The midterm elections offered some interesting insights into the voting patterns of this fast-growing demographic group.
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Republican lawmakers flexed their clout and highlighted their agenda on Monday, showcasing bills that would create an Arizona-type immigration law, further restrict abortion, allow guns on campus and require voters to present ID at the polls.
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In 2008, the Bush administration announced an ambitious new program to help federal officials detain and deport illegal immigrants held on criminal charges by using fingerprints collected by local police departments. But two years later, confusion abounds among officials and immigrant advocates alike, about how it works and whether...
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Nov 8, 2010
One reason California didn't follow national trends on Tuesday? Latinos. Jerry Brown won Latinos 73-18 in the governor's race. In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet survived his first election by less than 10,000 votes. And the state's growing Latino population (now at 12 percent of all voters) provided the margin.
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Illegal immigrants can only get driver's licenses in three states: New Mexico, Utah and Washington. In all three states, officials and lawmakers have pushed for tighter restrictions on licenses to keep them out of the hands of undocumented immigrants.
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The first casualty of the new GOP House may be the issue treasured by Latino voters. Liberal and conservative advocates of immigration reform looked at the new GOP-controlled, Tea Party-infused House and saw a brick wall.
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Nov 7, 2010
Hispanic voters saved the Democratic Party Tuesday — buoying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, keeping California blue, playing an outsize role in preserving the party's Senate majority...But that support is anything but certain for 2012.
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Democrats who fought for a comprehensive bill this Congress were rewarded by Latino voters. On the other hand, they say Republicans who called for tougher border enforcement policies and increased deportation were punished. "In wave elections, both chambers usually flip. It's pretty remarkable that the Senate stayed in Democratic...
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Republicans snapped up an early win Tuesday night courtesy of Florida senatorial candidate, Marco Rubio. But there's no pretending that Rubio's victory is a sign that Republicans are making inroads with Latinos...Florida's Latino electorate is unique -- made up largely of Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans, the two Hispanic...
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Democrats picked up a seat in the Legislature, won the governorship – and maybe all state offices – and re-elected a damaged U.S. senator... It's now a California where Latino voters have come into their own as a pivotal voting bloc, with the power to punish candidates seen as...
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