Foreign Policy and the 2012 Latino Electorate
Latino foreign policy perspectives, with rare exceptions (De la Garza 1980, De le Garza and Pachon 2000, Valeriano 2007) are an unexplored topic in the foreign policy academic and policy community....
View ArticleLatino voters in Colorado care deeply about protecting water, air from...
Colorado has become one of the most contested states in 2012, and Michael Bennet’s 2010 Senate win came by less than 30,000 votes. Latino voters – at an estimated 12% of the electorate – have become...
View ArticlePuerto Rico and Federal Status Legislation, 1952-2012
On November 6, the residents of Puerto Rico will have an opportunity to vote in local island-wide general elections and a status plebiscite. The 2012 plebiscite provides electors with a two-stage vote...
View ArticleImpreMedia/Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll: The 2012 Latino Electorate
ImpreMedia and Latino Decisions will release results from our national election eve poll of 5,600 Latino registered voters the morning of November 6, 2012. The ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Election Eve...
View ArticleEconomy and immigration are top issues to Latino voters in 2012
The ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll of 5,600 Latino voters has indicated that the Economy/Jobs and Immigration were the most important issues to Latino voters in 2012. As indicated in the...
View ArticleImpreMedia/Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll provides key insights regarding...
Here are a few highlights from the latest release of data from the ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll of 5,600 Latino voters conducted during the final days of the campaign. Click here for...
View ArticleObama wins 75% of Latino vote, marks historic Latino influence in...
Gary Segura and Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions webinar presentation today focused on the key insights generated from the ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll. The survey included a national...
View ArticleThe 2012 Latino Electorate: Results and Resources
Results from the ImpreMedia/Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll – the only national survey specifically designed to study the 2012 Latino Electorate — are now available at...
View ArticleAFL-CIO immigration ads impact on Latino voter opinions
A new survey by Latino Decisions finds that Latino registered voters who saw recent immigration advertisements run by the AFL-CIO were significantly more likely to rate immigration as a critical issue,...
View ArticleNew Poll Finds Latino Voters Strongly Reject New West Coast Coal Exports to...
New research released today by Latino Decisions and the Latino Policy Coalition finds that Latino voters oppose new efforts to increase coal exports to China and Asia from the West Coast. As the U.S....
View ArticlePresident Obama’s SOTU Proposals on Climate Change Resonate With Latinos
On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union Address. When covering Latino reactions, the media is likely to focus on the President’s statements on immigration. However,...
View ArticleImmigration Legislation or Executive Action Will Shape Latino Vote
Last summer, in the wake of the US Senate’s passage of S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” Latino Decisions, in concert with America’s Voice,...
View ArticleNew Poll Shows Major Support Among Latinos for Sentencing Reform
The “war on drugs” has dramatically increased our prison population and disproportionately impacted low-income communities of color who are frequently the targets of law-enforcement efforts. The number...
View ArticleRepublicans should look for a new playbook to win Latino Evangelicals
Latinos are demographically and politically ascendant in the United States. According to the latest Census figures, an estimated 53 million persons (17% of the total population) in the United States...
View ArticleMass deportations are alienating young Latino voters from the Democratic Party
The United States government has been deporting large numbers of undocumented migrants as of late (see Figure 1 below), and the majority of them are Latino. In addition to negatively affecting the...
View ArticleTies to undocumented and deported make immigration a priority issue and drive...
As the Obama administration looks to revamp the Secure Communities program that has allowed local law enforcement to help the federal government identify undocumented immigrants for deportation, we...
View ArticlePress Call and Webinar: New Poll of Latino Voters on Immigration Reform and...
ADVISORY: Press Call and Webinar Discussing New Poll of Latino Voters’ Views on Immigration Reform and the Impact of Inaction Washington, D.C. — As we approach the one-year anniversary of the Senate’s...
View ArticleNew Poll Confirms Hispanics Overwhelmingly Support Protecting Public Lands
New polling released today by Hispanics, Enjoying, Camping, Hunting, and Outdoors (HECHO), an organization dedicated to preserving America’s public lands and Latino Decisions highlights the value...
View ArticleInfographic: GOP has a lot to win or lose on immigration reform
A new survey conducted by the Center for American Progress and Latino Decisions finds Republicans have a lot to win by addressing immigration reform, and a lot to lose by ignoring it. Infographic...
View ArticleDeep Familial Connections to Land Drives Hispanic Conservation Attitudes
Last week Latino Decisions released results from a poll sponsored by Hispanics Enjoying Camping Hunting and Outdoors (HECHO), an organization dedicated to preserving America’s public lands that focused...
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