All Posts Tagged With: "hispanics"
Study: Border Control not as good we think
According to a new independent study the yardstick that is used in the new immigration reform bill to determine how good Border Control is, might produce a picture that is too rosy of how well the U.S. Border Patrol is performing their task of cutting down on the number of illegal crossings. In the report, [...]
Romney Tells Donors Obama Gifts to Voters Won Election
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney told some of his donors on a conference call Wednesday that last week’s election was won by President Obama because he gave a load of stuff to African Americans, Hispanics and young voters. Romney, a fan of partybingo.com, said because Obama gave gifts to these groups during his first term [...]
Future of Republican Party Discussed
On Sunday, Republicans sparred over the party’s future, discussing what they needed to change and or keep in the formula in order to have more success in coming years at the ballot box. Jon Huntsman Utah Governor and former U.S. Ambassador said his party’s message about economics is sound, but he also said his party [...]
Obama Locks Up Support of Hispanics
With only eight days left before the presidential election, the last debate is Monday night about foreign policy and then just seven days to watch anxiously for the outcome. One of the most important voting blocs in the election is the Hispanic voters. At this point, it is almost a certainty that President Obama will [...]
Majority of Hispanics Favor Same-Sex Marriage
A new Pew Research Center survey says that more than half of all Hispanics in the United States favor same-sex marriage and Hispanic Catholics are much more supportive of President Barack Obama compared to Hispanic Evangelicals. The survey was released on Thursday afternoon. The Pew Center asked this question regarding same-sex marriage for just the [...]
Romney Struggles with Hispanic Voters in Nevada and Florida
Two polls just released show that Mitt Romney the Republican presidential nominee is struggling to gain support amongst Hispanic voters in two very crucial battleground states. President Barack Obama leads in Nevada 78% to 17% amongst the Hispanic voters, according to Latino Decisions’ latest survey. Latino Decisions is a political opinion firm that specializes in [...]
Presidential Election will Impact Hispanic Workforce
A number of things are impacting the workforce in the U.S. including demographic changes. Whoever wins the presidential election in November has to address the Hispanic community’s concerns. One of the largest advocacy groups for Hispanics, National Council of La Raza, said that the U.S. economy’s health was tied closely to the strength of the [...]
Records Number of Eligible Hispanic Voters
In the upcoming November election, there will be a record number of eligible Hispanic voters. More Hispanics voters will have the right to vote than in any prior presidential election in U.S. history. A new report by the Pew Hispanic Center showed that more than 23.7 million Hispanics would be eligible on November 6 to [...]
Cuban Americans Courted by Ryan
In an attempt to boost voter support for the GOP ticket amongst Hispanic voters, Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate pledged last week to be a thorn in the side of both Chavez and Castro. That was in reference to Hugo Chavez the leader of Venezuela and Raul Castro the leader of Cuba. Although [...]
Activists Fear Hispanic Vote to be demobilized
Leaders of the immigrant community in the United States fear there will be a demobilization of the Hispanic vote in the upcoming presidential election in November. Joshua Hoyt is the co-president of National Partnership of New Americans and is one of over 800 activists, experts and leaders in the community that gathered in Baltimore for [...]
