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Bloomberg: Cruz Immigration Crusade Has Republicans Fretting Over Backlash By Heidi Pryzbyla Texas Tribune (Texas): First Text for Abbot’s Case Against Immigration Policy By Julian Aguilar Washington Post (Plum Line): GOP deportation priorities, in the raw By Greg Sargent USA Today: House votes to block Obama’s immigration action By... Continue »

As November approaches, it is becoming ever clearer that President Obama’s decision to delay executive action for immigrants is having serious electoral consequences.  In no less than three news articles from today, the story from the ground is that immigration reform matters — and Latino voters’ disenchantment with both parties is not... Continue »

NBC: Labor Sec. Perez On Immigration: We Have to Get It Right BuzzFeed: Source: Obama Speech Will Emphasize To Latinos That Immigration Action Is Coming Reuters: Obama seeks to restore trust with disappointed Latinos Washington Post: Growing evidence that Obama’s decision to wait on immigration is hurting Democrats Politico: No backlash from Latino activists... Continue »

We know that House Republicans are in denial about the human cost of immigration enforcement and massive deportations. That’s why they’d rather kick immigrant families out of their offices than face up to the true consequences of enforcement-only policies. This week, two new developments make it clear that the... Continue »

Yahoo News by Liz Goodwin: Deportations on track to drop to a 6-year low McClatchy Washington by Franco Ordonez:  Survey: Most Latino immigrants want legal status, won’t insist on citizenship Texas Tribune by By Julián Aguilar: Immigration Reform Advocates Open to Piecemeal Approach Huffington Post by Elise Foley: Jeh... Continue »

Cross-posted at Latino Decisions, Latino Vote Matters, and Daily Kos: In his 1996 re-election President Bill Clinton attained 72 percent of the Latino vote, the highest level of Latino support of any presidential candidate—before this year. In 2012, President Obama set a new record, winning his second term in... Continue »

The Fix on Immigration: American People Support Citizenship, Republicans “Hard-Pressed to Vote Against” 12/11/12 at 11:38 am At The Fix, the Washington Post’s political blogger Chris Cillizza, took a close look at the new Politico/George Washington University Battleground Poll (which we wrote about yesterday.) Cillizza came up with a number... Continue »

Earlier this week we wrote about Maryland’s Question 4, a voter initiative that must pass in order to secure a special college tuition rate for Maryland’s undocumented immigrant youth. Some Florida students, however, have been fighting against state laws that force them to pay out-of-state tuition—not because they are... Continue »

Third in Series of State Fact Sheets Highlighting Key Statistics and Information about 2012 Latino Battleground States Today, America’s Voice releases “Spotlight on Florida: Immigration, Latino Voters, and the 2012 Elections.”  The Florida release is the second, following Nevada, in a series of “state spotlights” focusing on the power... Continue »

September 2012 | Click here to download PDF With polling that shows Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a virtual tie, Florida may be the most hotly contested state in the presidential election. To understand what will happen there this November, it’s necessary to get to know Florida’s large,... Continue »