In conjunction with today’s book release, Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation, Dr. Matt Barreto and Dr. Gary Segura are interviewing with an array of outlets interested in their expertise on the Latino electorate. Dr. Barreto and Dr. Segura, professors at the University of Washington and Stanford University respectively, are co-founders of Latino Decisions, a leading public opinion and research firm that specializes in issues pertinent to Latinos. Below is a sampling of early coverage:
- Sandra Lilley of NBC News writes, “Through a thorough recounting of past Latino voting patterns as well as through extensive surveys, what emerges is a more nuanced, big-picture look at the country’s Latino electorate and its rapid growth, which is, in the end, why it matters.”
- Elaine Ayala of the San Antonio Express-News highlights, “This year Latinos in California overtook non-Hispanic whites as the state’s largest racial and ethnic group. By 2020, Latinos in Texas will follow suit, and already Latinos and other minorities represent the majority of the nation’s public school students. These dramatic ethnic shifts aren’t just ongoing and substantial, says a new book by the founders of Latino Decisions, one of the most respected public opinion research firms in the country. They’re also ‘irreversible,’ say Matt Barreto and Gary M. Segura.”
- Ed Kilgore writes in the Washington Monthly, “While I don’t know if Republicans will play a tangible price in November for their lurch to the right on immigration policy, it’ll happen eventually. And that price could be going up every day. Gary Segura, co-author with Matt Barreto of an important new book, Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation…”
- Benjy Sarlin of MSNBC notes, “Few people have studied this phenomenon as closely as political scientist Matt Barreto, who co-founded the influential polling firm Latino Decisions with fellow academic Gary Segura. In a new book, Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation, the two combine census data, opinion surveys and focus groups to recount the prodigious rise of the Latino electorate and predict the ways their influence will be felt decades into the future.”
- Juan David Romero of The New Republic states, “Latinos could have huge electoral impact—in the upcoming midterms and beyond. Ninety-three percent of Latinos under the age of 18 are citizens of the U.S., and 73,000 of these become eligible to vote every month. According to Pew Hispanic Center, the Latino population in the U.S. will rise to 128 million, or 29 percent of the population, by 2050. I spoke with Gary Segura, one of the authors of the new book, Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation, about these issues.”
- The New York Times’ daily political email tipsheet “First Draft” lists Gary Segura’s interview with the New Republic in its “What We’re Reading Elsewhere” roundup.
Other notable reviews and reactions to Latino America include:
- Anchor of Univision News, and one of the country’s foremost Latino voices, Jorge Ramos, 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].
