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More Claims of Voter Fraud by Illegal Immigrants

By | 11.01.10 | 6:03 pm

With midterms a day away and early voting already underway in a number of states, conservatives and anti-illegal immigration groups are claiming that large numbers of undocumented immigrants are attempting to vote in an effort to sway election results toward Democrats. Groups like the pro-enforcement Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, More…

Reid Promises a Vote on the DREAM Act After the Election

By | 10.29.10 | 4:38 pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to hold on vote on the DREAM Act, which would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status, during the lame-duck session, the Huffington Post reports. Univision’s Jorge Ramos, who will air an interview with Reid Sunday, More…

Latino Fears of Anti-Immigrant Backlash Rise

By | 10.28.10 | 12:18 pm

A new poll from Pew Hispanic Center provides some insight into how Latinos — both U.S.-born and immigrants — view immigration issues. Perhaps most interesting is the fact that fears over discrimination and deportation have increased since 2009. This makes sense: Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported More…

Which Races Could Latinos Decide on Tuesday?

By | 10.27.10 | 5:20 pm

No one is quite sure how big an impact Latino voters will have on the upcoming elections. Polling early in the month pointed to low turnout among Latinos, who reported lower enthusiasm than voters overall for the Nov. 2 elections. There were reports that Latino voters More…

Most Californians Oppose Deportation of Illegal Immigrants

By | 10.26.10 | 9:12 am

Californians seem to be growing more accepting of immigrants, according to a Los Angeles Times/USC poll released this weekend. Among likely voters, 59 percent said illegal immigrants who have lived and worked in the country for at least two years should be allowed to stay and avoid deportation. More…

New Sharron Angle Ad Has Same Anti-Illegal Immigration Message

By | 10.25.10 | 5:42 pm

Sharron Angle, Nevada’s Republican candidate for Senate, has a new ad today attacking her opponent Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on his positions on illegal immigration. The ad is pretty similar to her one from Oct. 5, which was called “anti-Latino” and “race baiting” for its images of menacing-looking More…

Man Behind the ‘Don’t Vote’ Ads Explains, Again, Why Latinos Shouldn’t Vote

By | 10.22.10 | 1:44 pm

The Republican behind the “Don’t Vote” ads aimed at Latino voters came out with a follow-up video explaining why his original spot wasn’t meant to help the GOP in the midterm elections. His argument, according to the Las Vegas Sun: Latino voters should skip out on More…

Why Are Latinos Falling Behind in Secondary Education Rates?

By | 10.20.10 | 12:27 pm

President Obama signed an executive order yesterday creating a commission that will focus on improving educational opportunities for Latino children, an extension of a program started by President George H.W. Bush to determine why Latino students were falling behind. McClatchy reporters contend the order was an attempt to More…

Ad Tells Latinos Not to Vote in Congressional Elections

By | 10.18.10 | 6:19 pm

Latinos for Reform released two ads today with a very different message from many of the ads aimed at Latino voters this political season: Its ads urge Latinos to vote for local and state candidates but to stop short of casting a ballot for Congress. The idea is More…

Angle Defends Her Anti-Illegal Immigration Ads

By | 10.18.10 | 12:50 pm

Sharron Angle, the Republican running against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) for U.S. Senate in Nevada, is in some hot water for remarks she made to a group of Latino teenagers this weekend about her recent anti-illegal immigration ad. In the ad, a picture of three Latino More…