Representative Luis Gutierrez is one of our fiercest champions on immigration reform, and isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. Quite admirably, he never backs down — even when the person he’s challenging is one of the most powerful people in the world: President Barack Obama. “Today’s New York Times editorial,...
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Today, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign unveiled a new online ad in English and Spanish targeting Latino voters. The ad juxtaposes a range of statistics about the economic struggles of Latinos with a clip from an Obama campaign ad that says “We still haven’t arrived where we need to be,...
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Today, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign unveiled a new online ad in English and Spanish directed at Latino voters. The ad juxtaposes a range of statistics about the economic struggles of Latinos with a clip from an Obama campaign ad that says “We still haven’t arrived where we need to...
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Check out this Huffington Post article on Kris Kobach’s latest screed over immigration and voting rights: The author of Arizona’s controversial immigration law accused the U.S. Justice Department of going after conservative states during an appearance on a talk radio show in Wichita, Kan. Monday morning. Kansas Secretary of...
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Old theories about the politics of immigration are giving way to new realities, as demographics and the results of recent elections make the political case for pro-immigration positions. But too many candidates in both parties remain wedded to the “conventional wisdom” about the politics of immigration. Mitt Romney, for...
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Whether President Obama Will Deliver Relief for DREAM Youth a Test Case in Old vs. New Politics of Immigration Old theories about the politics of immigration are giving way to new realities, as demographics and the results of recent elections make the political case for pro-immigration positions. But too...
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As we have documented, both margin and mobilization are of critical importance to determining the impact of Latino voters in the 2012 elections. Today, a range of observers offer advice to President Obama and Republicans on how to improve their numbers with Latinos. Political analyst Charlie Cook examines new...
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As we have documented, both margin and mobilization are of critical importance to determining the impact of Latino voters in the 2012 elections. Today, a range of observers offer advice to President Obama and Republicans on how to improve their numbers with Latinos. Political analyst Charlie Cook examines new...
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