The issue of immigration reform is likely to be discussed in tonight's debate between Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle. In a close race like this, Latino voters are poised to play a pivotal role in deciding the eventual outcome.
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Today, leaders from immigrant advocacy and civic participation organizations hosted a press call to highlight "Get Out the Vote" efforts to mobilize Latino, Asian, and immigrant voters in a number of battleground states, in time for the mid-term elections. The leaders discussed how the immigration debate is...
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Allegations that the Nevada Republican nominee for Governor, Brian Sandoval, may have employed an undocumented household worker is shining new light on the candidate's disturbing immigration policy positions, and inviting comparisons to California Republican nominee for Governor, Meg Whitman. According to Think Progress, "Ana Padilla, a Nevada woman...
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It's indisputable that Latino voters have the power to change the outcome of a number of crucial races in 2010. Whether they make the choice to vote or the choice to stay home will be decisive. Recent polls attempt to probe that all-important question of turnout....
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The news that Lou Dobbs relied for years on undocumented labor on his sprawling New Jersey estate highlights the rank hypocrisy that characterizes many immigration reform opponents. The Dobbs revelations, coming soon after similar charges levied against California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman, highlights an uncomfortable truth:...
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Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle has released another racially inflammatory and false ad attacking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for his support of federal immigration reform legislation, including the DREAM Act. It is one of the most offensive television ads of the 2010 election cycle to...
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As Congress breaks and the 2010 campaigns heat up, political observers are wondering how the immigration debate in Washington, DC and across the country will impact the mid-term elections. Tracking polling by Latino Decisions is showing small but clear movement toward the Democrats, in the wake of a...
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Oct 1, 2010
This week, prominent leaders such as Mayor Michael Bloomberg, business titans such as Rupert Murdoch, and economists such as Robert Rubin called on Congress to pass sensible comprehensive immigration reform. Meanwhile, Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a bill that would chart a course...
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