Today, Latino Decisions highlights the importance of New Mexico in this year’s election. Writing at the Latino Decisions blog, Gabriel R. Sanchez, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and Director of Research, examines the current politics of New Mexico by looking at the...
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Last month, Latino Decisions and America’s Voice released polling of Latino voters in five battleground states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia. On Friday, July 13th, President Obama campaigned in Virginia. Univision’s Jordan Fabian noticed the President’s stump speech included language on immigration: President Obama briefly departed from his...
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When it comes to immigration, Republican candidates remain stuck between a nativist rock and a demographic hard place. This week, a few sensible voices like Condoleezza Rice, George P. Bush, and Jason Riley of the Wall Street Journal editorial board are warning of the dangers of anti-immigrant politicking and...
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Flake/Cardon AZ Senate Primary Battle Joins Romney 2012 Campaign as Evidence of GOP’s Outdated & Counterproductive Immigration Thinking Washington, DC – When it comes to immigration, Republican candidates remain stuck between a nativist rock and a demographic hard place. This week, a few sensible voices like Condoleezza Rice, George...
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New polling released by Washington Post/ABC News shows that while Americans remain frustrated with the status quo on immigration, they don’t think Mitt Romney would do a better job on the issue than Barack Obama. The poll also shows that the general public is animated by issues other than...
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The figures showing Latino support for Mitt Romney are abysmal; and his proposals, especially those pertaining to immigration, are not clear. His absence at the annual conference of the leading Latino organization in the country, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), in a state like Nevada, where the Latino...
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Rising Share of 2012 Electorate Likely to Be Pro-Immigration; New Poll Shows Voters Frustrated With Inaction New polling released by Washington Post/ABC News shows that while Americans remain frustrated with the status quo on immigration, they don’t think Mitt Romney would do a better job on the issue than...
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Over the weekend, Steve Holland from Reuters wrote an article about “Mitt Romney’s campaign missteps” and how those missteps have caused concern for Republicans. One of the issues highlighted by Holland was immigration: Romney’s missteps on issues such as immigration and healthcare – and images of him on a...
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