CA-Gov debate highlights Whitman's immigration hypocrisy following housekeeper kerfuffle. Poll shows DREAM debate helped Dems with Latino voters. Murdoch, Bloomberg latest to lobby Congress for immigration reform. Menendez introduces comprehensive bill; Hatch fires back with enforcement-only. DREAM Act helps spur unprecedented GOTV efforts across the country. Continue »
On a press conference call held yesterday, experts on Latino voter political engagement and immigration reform discussed the findings of the Latino Decisions polling and efforts by organizations such as Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign to turn out immigrant and Latino voters in November. Continue »
A poll released Tuesday suggests outrage over Arizona-style immigration bills — including one authored by Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem — is sowing discontent among Latinos toward the Republican Party. Continue »
Immigration became the hottest issue in the California gubernatorial race last week, as controversy raged over Republican candidate Meg Whitman's treatment of undocumented former housekeeper Nicky Díaz Santillan, and Whitman and Democratic nominee Jerry Brown squared off in a Univisión-sponsored debate at California State University-Fresno. Continue »
Washington, DC - El sábado miles abarrotaron la zona del monumento a Abraham Lincoln a un mes de los comicios de medio tiempo que determinarán qué partido regirá las dos cámaras del Congreso, elecciones que siempre se interpretan como el primer referendo del desempeño de la administración de turno.... Continue »
Today, SEIU, Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign, and America's Voice are launching Spanish-language radio ads in nine media markets around the country. Continue »
Several civic groups in the United States began their efforts Tuesday to get out the Latino vote, ahead of the Nov. 2 midterm elections, with an ad campaign in nine markets. Continue »
A coalition of groups favoring immigration reform launched a series of Spanish-language radio ads Tuesday to highlight what they characterize as Republican obstructionism on major administration-backed reform measures. Continue »
A new Times/USC survey shows Latinos backing Democrat Jerry Brown by 19 points over Republican Meg Whitman in the governor's race, and Barbara Boxer by 38 points over Carly Fiorina for the U.S. Senate. Continue »
More than a third of Latino voters blame both parties in Congress for not trying hard enough to pass immigration reform, and Latino enthusiasm for voting in this year's mid-term elections is down, a new poll shows. Continue »