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Recent developments in three high-profile 2010 races highlight the dynamics at play for Republican candidates on immigration, who play to an anti-immigrant faction of the base during the primaries and struggle to change gears to compete for Latino voters in the general election.
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Recent developments in three high-profile 2010 races highlight the dynamics at play for Republican candidates on immigration, who play to an anti-immigrant faction of the base during the primaries and struggle to change gears to compete for Latino voters in the general election.
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigrant-hunting tactics have resulted in higher crime rates, thousands of lawsuits, millions of dollars in unnecessary expenses and a reversal of the community-policing strategies that have proved successful to police across the nation. But new Arizona law SB 1070 would force every police officer in the...
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Washington, DC – America's Voice has prepared detailed backgrounders on the California gubernatorial race, the California Senate race, and the Nevada Senate race. The reports document the crucial role Latino voters will play in deciding the outcomes, the importance of immigration in influencing Latino voting behavior.
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Another immigrant, this one a teenager, has died at the hands of federal immigration agents. Meanwhile, the Spanish-language press reacts to last night's primary results in California and looks toward the next month in immigration reform.
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Jun 8, 2010
As mid-term season heats up, how big an issue is immigration for Latino voters? Some Republicans try to deny immigration is much of a factor, and some Democrats suspect that activists exaggerate the effect. A look at recent polling suggests that the skeptics are wrong.
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Arizona's controversial new immigration law has sparked unprecedented criticism and activism from leaders in the National Basketball Association, especially in Arizona. As an important social institution in American life, they have decided to stand up for American values and speak up against intolerance. This stands in sharp...
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The Phoenix Suns, who have made it to Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs, are making a fantastic, political statement by sporting basketball jerseys that will read "Los Sons" to "honor the Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation."
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Earlier this month, President Obama and a bipartisan group of members of Congress did the right thing by granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to the approximately 30,000 Haitian immigrants already in the United States. Granting TPS was a welcome and timely move that reinforced American values at a time...
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Jan 25, 2010
America's Voice 2008 Election Analysis:
20 Pro-Reform Candidates Beat Hard-Liners in 22 Battleground House and Senate Races
December 2, 2008 | Click here to download PDF
In 2005 a... Continue »