Today, Latino Decision’s Gary Segura spoke on a panel entitled “The Latino Vote, 2012 and Beyond”, with Representative Becerra (D-CA); Angela Kelley, VP for Immigration Policy and Advocacy, Center for American Progress; and Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza (we live-tweeted here). Below are findings of part II...
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Several opponents of Arizona’s SB 1070, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Immigration Law Center and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, went to Court today to stop implementation of the “show me your papers” provision of that law. The groups are “seeking a court order that would prevent authorities...
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Today, Mitt Romney’s campaign released a new Spanish-language ad featuring Mitt’s son Craig Romney, speaking to the camera in Spanish, along with images of the Romney family and people assumed to be Latinos. Despite being entitled “Nation of Immigrants,” the ad continues the Romney campaign’s strategy of ducking behind...
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Today, while campaigning in San Antonio, President Obama offered a new critique of Mitt Romney’s immigration record, pointing out his support for Arizona’s SB 1070: …We’re not going backwards when it comes to immigration. My opponent says the Arizona law should be “a model for the nation.” AUDIENCE: Booo...
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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...
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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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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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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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