Latino Decisions Blog
Over 80% of Latino voters support tax increases alongside cuts in the debt debate
A new poll released today by impreMedia and Latino Decisions reveals that the August debt deal brokered by President Obama and Republicans in Congress is out of touch with what…
Are Latinos Willing to Pay the Price of Immigration Reform?
By Francisco Pedraza, Texas A&M University In his most recent statement on immigration, a speech in May of 2011 in El Paso, President Obama framed immigration in economic terms and…
The Diminishing Power of Public Sector Unions: Latinos Have a Large Stake in the Debate
By Stella Manrique Rouse, University of Maryland The collective bargaining power of public employee unions has been at the forefront of political debate over the past year. Elections in 2010…
Immigration Policy is Personal for Latinos
The most interesting trend from the June impreMedia/Latino Decisions (LD) poll is the personal relationship that the Latino community has with immigration policies. As reported here earlier, a majority of…
Latinos divided on Obama and immigration
By Pilar Marrero – [email protected] | 2011-06-13 New Poll Results Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA.- The number of Latino voters who intend to support President Barack Obama increased by 9%…
June Tracking Poll: Immigration is a critical issue for voters
By Pilar Marrero, impreMedia, [email protected] | 2011-06-09 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Latino voters are not unfamiliar with the critical situation faced by undocumented immigrants who live in the United States….
Latino Decisions and impreMedia to release new poll on Immigration Policy
New: June 9 Survey Results Click Here Latino Decisions and impreMedia will be releasing data from a new survey focused on the Latino electorate’s attitudes and experiences with immigration policy…
Redistricting and the Latino Boom in Nebraska
By Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska Omaha At the beginning of the year there was much speculation as to how the rapid growth of the U.S. Latino population in the…
Perceptions of party outreach to Latinos key to 2012 vote
Yesterday, Pilar Marrero of impreMedia reported that Latino voters were “dissatisfied with political parties” and despite majority approval ratings, Latino support for Obama is tepid heading into 2012. Despite a…
Housing crisis making Latino voters anxious, strong support for mortgage assistance
By Pilar Marrero, impreMedia The effects of the mortgage crisis continue to make the U.S.’s Latino community very anxious. Both homeowners and renters are still being affected by the depressed…
Latino Decisions and impreMedia to release new poll on Housing Policy
New Poll Results Posted Here Latino Decisions and impreMedia will be releasing data from a new survey focused on how the national housing crisis has impacted the Latino population on…
Losing Traction? Latino Support for Affordable Care Act Remains High but Shows Some Signs of Faltering
The federal health care reform debates captured the nation’s attention during President Obama’s first year in office. Despite tremendous financial and political obstacles, on March 23, 2010 President Obama and…
Why the DREAM Act will matter in the 2012 election
In December 2005 H.R. 4437, aka the “Sensenbrenner Bill” was passed by the House of Representatives and the issue of immigration became front page news in American politics. The bill…
70% of Latinos approve of Obama – but only 43% are certain to vote for Obama in 2012
By Pilar Marrero, impreMedia Despite the dire situation of the economy and the lack of immigration solutions, President Barack Obama’s approval rating among Latino voters increased again to 70% after…
impreMedia-Latino Decisions Tracking Poll: Immigration and Economy Are Top Concerns for US Latinos
Thirty-seven percent are ‘very worried’ that they or someone in their household will become unemployed LOS ANGELES, CA –February 10, 2011 – impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company,…
Latino Decisions to form partnership with impreMedia on 2011 Latino Decisions Tracking Poll
Latino Decisions announced today they will collaborate with impreMedia on six monthly tracking polls in 2011. The first tracking poll will be released on Thursday, February 10, 2011. impreMedia is…
Latinos Make their Mark: Demographics, Destiny and Reapportionment
Four weeks ago the US Census Bureau gave the nation a first glimpse at the 2010 data. Over 308 million people live in the United States now; a 10% increase…