With one week to go, Angle backtracks on the border. Voter guide shows immigration a key issue in 54 races. Spanish language ad blitz hits NV and CO to turn out Latinos in wake of Republican attacks. Illinois' Kirk a nightmare on DREAM. DNC announces major...
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America's Voice, Campaign for Community Change, and Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign are responding to Republican obstructionism of immigration reform in Congress, enactment of the anti-Latino "papers, please" law in Arizona, and ugly anti-immigrant campaigning by GOP candidates across the nation, with a saturation-level ad buy on Spanish...
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Immigration remains a hot issue in a number of high-profile gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House races, and Latino voters are poised to play a decisive role in choosing winners and losers.
Recently, there has been a proliferation of outrageous candidate attack ads and anti-immigrant statements directed at Latinos, as...
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In the Voter Guide to the Candidates on Immigration Reform, America's Voice reviews the candidates' positions on immigration in fifty-four competitive races in nineteen states. These include seven gubernatorial, six U.S. Senate, and forty-one U.S. House races in which Latino and immigrant voters could help decide the outcome.
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Oct 24, 2010
After the 2010 Census, new Members of Congress in states like Georgia and South Carolina as well as Arizona and Texas will owe their positions, in part, to the expanding Latino population. In states whose Congressional delegations are shrinking overall, Latino voters are gaining power as they expand...
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In 2010, Latino voters are poised to play a crucial role in key House, Senate, and gubernatorial races across the country. This updated report lays out trends in Latino voting patterns over the last several years, and examines some of the factors that motivate and influence this segment of...
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If you thought Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, was controversial, keep reading.
Republican State Legislator (FL), William Snyder (pictured at right, to the left), has proposed a new immigration bill for his state, modeled after the infamous Arizona law that has people all over the country in a tizzy over...
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Oct 21, 2010
The Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report today entitled, "Too Many to Ignore: The Latino Vote in 2010 and Beyond," accompanied by a panel discussion on the recent history and increasing role of Latino voters. The report's key message:
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The Republican-backed group Latinos for Reform was set to air Spanish-language ads proclaiming that the best way to send a political message is by not voting. But the combination of Angle's nasty attack ads on immigration and this latest voter suppression tactic may encourage voters.
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Building on race-baiting campaigns that demonize immigrants and deploy Spanish-language ads to suppress Latino turnout, many 2010 Republican candidates have embraced a disturbing new vision for U.S. immigration policy. The vision, touted recently by high-profile Republican Senate candidates Christine O'Donnell in Delaware, Mark Kirk in Illinois, and Joe Miller...
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