Latino Decisions Blog
Deep 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 on the…
Infographic: 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….
Democrats Missing Opportunities in Top Tier Latino Influence House Districts
Recent polling conducted by Latino Decisions continues to find that comprehensive immigration reform is an animating issue for Latino voters and if immigration reform does not happen this year, most…
New Poll: GOP actions on immigration reform key to their future
New polling of Latino voters conducted by Latino Decisions for the Center for American Progress Action Fund finds Latino voters unequivocally want immigration reform to happen before the 2014 midterm…
Press Call and Webinar: New Poll of Latino Voters on Immigration Reform and Impact of Inaction
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…
Republicans 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…
New 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 of persons incarcerated…
The 2014 House Elections and Comprehensive Immigration Reform Revisited
From the perspective of most Latino voters, the actions of the House Republicans have made a bad situation worse. House Republicans will bear the blunt of the blame if comprehensive…
Immigration 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, identified…
Latino Support for Environmental Protection and Climate Change Action
Latinos care about immigration politics, of course. As an aspirational community, they also care about jobs and schools. But what may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with the…
Latino Principles of Immigration Reform
Since the record defeat that Republicans suffered among Latino voters in 2012, prominent GOP voices have lined up to encourage their party to do a better job reaching out to…
Hard data from primary proves the San Diego UT/Survey USA Poll is flawed
The best way to assess how accurate current polls in the San Diego mayoral race are is to look at their past performance and compare to actual election outcomes. This…
President 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,…
Latinos Want Strong Presidential Action to Combat Climate Change
[Originally posted at National Resources Defense Council] WASHINGTON (January 23, 2014) – An overwhelming majority of Latinos in the United States want strong presidential action to curb the threat of…
New poll: Latino vote will be critical factor in San Diego mayoral election
A new poll released today by Latino Decisions and the Latino Victory Project challenges previous polls in the San Diego mayoral and shows David Alvarez with a commanding lead over…
New Poll Finds Latino Voters Strongly Reject New West Coast Coal Exports to China
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…