Gingrich leads in polls despite ‘humane’ immigration-enforcement proposal

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports today: ”A month before voting starts, Gingrich has established double-digit leads in some polls in the early voting states More…

Report: Two-thirds of undocumented immigrants have been living in U.S. for at least a decade

Latino voter growth new factor in progressive voter reform efforts

The growing participation of Latino voters shows a heightened responsibility and a need to continue voter reform efforts to further boost Latino voter participation. That’s the message the Progressive States Network is taking from new Pew Hispanic Center data. #

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Report: Latino representation of 2010 electorate was much lower than share of general population

Despite the boom in America’s Hispanic population over the past decade, a recent Pew Hispanic Center report shows that surge (35.3 million to 50.5 million people between 2000 and 2010) is not reflected in Latino voting totals, which increased from 13.2 million to 21.3 million people between 2000 and 2010.

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More Hispanic voters in states that gained congressional seats

According to a Pew Hispanic Center report released this week, “Hispanic voters are nearly three times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats.”

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Overall Latinos represent a greater share

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What happens to children when their parents are detained or deported?

The Daily Beast has a good story today on Encarnación Romero, a Guatemalan woman who was jailed on immigration charges for two years and ended up losing parental rights to her infant son. Romero faked documents to secure a job at a Missouri poultry plant, which was raided More…

Latino support for Democrats remains strong despite lack of immigration reform

Republicans may have won the House, but immigrant advocacy groups are quick to point out that the party was fairly unpopular among Latinos, who helped Democrats win in major races in California, Colorado and Nevada. The Pew Hispanic Center released a report last night on Latino More…

Latino Fears of Anti-Immigrant Backlash Rise

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…

Redefining birthright citizenship, one state at a time

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Can Latino Republican Candidates Win Over Latino Voters?

Newsweek’s Arian Campo-Flores has an interesting piece today about how political parties and observers should interpret the success of Latino Republican candidates who support harsh anti-illegal immigration policies. Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio, New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez and Nevada gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval are expected to More…