Yesterday, we published the post “State of Play in New Mexico,” from Latino Decision’s Gabe Sanchez, who is also an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and Director of Research. Gabe wrote: Latinos make up nearly half of the state’s population, and more importantly, comprise nearly 40% of... Continue »
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... Continue »
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... Continue »
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... Continue »
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... Continue »
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... Continue »
WASHINGTON – En el duelo por el voto latino, el presidente Barack Obama y el virtual nominado republicano, Mitt Romney, tuvieron una especie de mano a mano en el disputado estado de Florida ante la conferencia de NALEO en Orlando en junio. Pero en la conferencia anual del Consejo Nacional de la Raza... Continue »
GOP Candidate’s Continued Mishandling of  Immigration Keeps Issue Front and Center in Campaign Washington, DC – Heading into the final four months of the presidential campaign, the immigration issue remains front and center.  And, GOP nominee Mitt Romney keeps ensuring that the issue will be a central topic until... Continue »