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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – California Congressman Xavier Becerra, an Obama campaign surrogate, is one hundred percent certain that the president will be re-elected. And when that happens, Becerra said yesterday at a forum on the Latino vote and immigration, he will deliver the comprehensive immigration reform bill he promised... Continue »

Washington, DC – Using current polling and voter data, Latino Decisions and America’s Voice Education Fund teamed up to create an interactive online map that allows the user to see for herself how Latino voters could impact the 2012 presidential race.  Introduced earlier this summer, the Latino Vote Map... Continue »

Last week, ICE agents granted a man deported two years ago a rare request:  a 90-day humanitarian parole back into the US so that he could attend a custody hearing for his three US citizen children. Felipe Bautista Montes arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina last Wednesday, 21 months after... Continue »

Today, Mitt Romney’s campaign released a new Spanish-language ad featuring Mitt’s son Craig Romney, speaking to the camera in Spanish, along with images of the Romney family and people assumed to be Latinos.  Despite being entitled “Nation of Immigrants,” the ad continues the Romney campaign’s strategy of ducking behind... Continue »

Washington, DC – Today, Mitt Romney’s campaign released a new Spanish-language ad featuring Romney’s son Craig speaking to the camera in Spanish, along with images of the Romney family and people assumed to be Latinos.  Despite being entitled “Nation of Immigrants,” the ad continues the Romney campaign’s strategy of... Continue »

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on SB 1070, many have been left wondering what does this mean, what happens now and where do voters stand on this decision?  A fact sheet and polling round-up from America’s Voice Education Fund helps sift through the legal implications and... Continue »

New Fact Sheet and Polling Round-Up Highlight Next Steps in Fighting “Papers on Demand” Provision and Continuing Strong Opposition to SB 1070 Washington, DC – In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on SB 1070, many have been left wondering what does this mean, what happens now and... Continue »

June 2012 Latino Voters Want Respect, All Voters Want Solutions With the Supreme Court having ruled on Arizona’s anti-immigration law, SB 1070, we turn to another court for its ruling—the court of public opinion.  Polls show support for both state-based laws and comprehensive, federal reform—not to mention pro-immigrant policies... Continue »

Last Friday, President Obama took to the airwaves to announce a bold new deportation strategy for DREAM Act youth: effective immediately, DREAMers who meet certain criteria will be protected from deportation and eligible to apply for work permits. While commentators and editorial boards all over the nation applauded the... Continue »

As Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) introduces the STARS Act and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) makes headlines discussing his alternative to the DREAM Act, DREAM Act-eligible youth are letting President Obama know that the ball is in his court, and it’s time to weigh in, too. A must-read written by... Continue »