Republicans in the House of Representatives seem to be planning to ignore immigration reform this Congress, to the detriment of the country, Nevada, and their own political interests. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and his fellow Republicans have offered weak excuses for their inaction, despite the fact...
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Mar 28, 2014
Texas Republicans apparently see the future coming — but the question is whether they can break their bad habits in time. The Dallas Morning News this week on how gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott (R) believes the future is linked to Hispanic voters: In the immediate celebratory afterglow of his GOP primary...
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Republicans in the House of Representatives seem to be planning to ignore immigration reform this Congress, to the detriment of the country, California, and their own political interests. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and his fellow Republicans have offered weak excuses for their inaction, despite the fact...
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Greg Sargent Uses New Analysis to Show How Republican Opposition to Immigration is Threatening the Republican Party’s Future In a piece titled, “Why Republicans should embrace immigration reform, in one chart,” Greg Sargent of the Washington Postpresents a new analysis by Michael McDonald at the United States Elections project that...
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At the Washington Post today, Greg Sargent presents a new analysis by Michael McDonald at the United States Elections project, which finds that the Latino vote from 2012-2016 will rise by two percentage points in Florida, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona — and one percentage point in Virginia,...
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New Report Details How Immigration Reform is Shaping Politics in the State & Opportunities and Challenges for Both Parties The longer House Republicans delay a vote on immigration reform in Washington, the worse the long-term political consequences. Case in point: Arizona. A new report, conducted by Latino Decisions...
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Big news out of Colorado yesterday. Republican Congressman Cory Gardner will enter the Senate race to challenge Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO). This sets up one of the few competitive 2014 Senate races where immigration could play a defining role. With its growing Latino voter population, Colorado is an interesting...
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Immigration is Mobilizing Key Electorates in the State A new report by Latino Decisions about the growing Hispanic vote in Texas outlines opportunities and challenges for both the Democratic Party and the GOP. Although Hispanics represent a large swath of the electorate, weak turnout levels have undercut their...
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In a new memo, America’s Voice reviews available district-specific and Republican-only polling. The two key points: 1) In district-specific polling of Republican-held congressional seats, immigration reform is very popular. Available district-specific immigration polling, conducted in the past year by both Democratic and Republican-affiliated pollsters in 25 different Republican-held...
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Strong Majority, Including Republicans, Support Citizenship As Part of Immigration Overhaul In poll after poll, the American public consistently supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants over other alternatives. As Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute said, the public “shows unusual agreement given...
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