Latino Decisions’ senior staff and recent research has been a fixture on television, radio, and print media in recent weeks. In particular, firm co-founders Dr. Matt Barreto and Dr. Gary Segura have been busy with media appearances around the release of their new book, Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation. See below for recent media highlights:
- “Morning Joe” appearance on MSNBC on October 2nd – Dr. Barreto and Dr. Segura appeared on the show to discuss “How Latino voters can impact the midterms.”
- National Journal columnist Ron Fournier devoted his October 6th column to 5 myths about the Latino population that the Latino America book and a subsequent interview with Dr. Barreto and Dr. Segura helped to demolish.
- MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart said about Latino America, “this book is required reading,” in terms of understanding the bilingual Latino electorate. Dr. Barreto was a guest on Diaz-Balart’s show on October 8th (video of appearance available here).
- Dr. Barreto and Dr. Segura appeared on the October 1st edition of “On Point,” a syndicated radio show on Boston’s National Public Radio affiliate WBUR: “The country’s been stuck on immigration issues, but inside the borders, Latino Americans are moving in, moving on with American lives. This hour, On Point: what America will be. We’re looking at the ways and views of Latino America.”
- In a co-authored piece published at the Huffington Post, Dr. Barreto and Dr. Segura assess how “Seriously Flawed Latino Polling in Georgia Leads to Wildly Incorrect Speculation.” In the process, they lay out several of the keys to look for regarding methodologically sound polling of Latino voters.
- Washington Examiner senior political columnist Tim Carney explored the Republican Party’s outreach to Latino voters in an October 8th column, noting, “A new book, Latino America, by social scientists Matt Barreto and Gary Segura, argues that Hispanics vote at much lower levels than other ethnic groups in part because they receive far less attention from politicos. Fewer than one-third of Hispanics say they have been contacted by a party or politician before an election, compared to nearly half of whites, according to the book.”
- Additionally, Latino Decisions’ senior analyst David Damore publishes new analysis in the Washington Post exploring whether the White House’s announced delay in executive action on immigration will depress Latino turnout in 2014, highlighting recent Latino Decisions’ analysis of the topic.
About Latino America and its co-authors: Released on September 30th, Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation has been receiving rave reviews:
- One of the country’s leading Spanish-language journalists, Jorge Ramos of Univision/Fusion, said, “If you want to get to know us, Hispanics, first read Latino America.”
- Publishers Weekly said, “Few demographic changes have exercised the American political mind as much as the inexorable rise of Latino America, and Barreto and Segura’s masterful work of social science is a clear and sober-minded analyses of this complex subject.”
- Kirkus Reviews wrote, “A pertinent, useful study of significant trends in the American political landscape.”
To schedule an interview Matt Barreto or Gary Segura, please contact Chris Juby at 212-340-8179 or [email protected]
