Latino Decisions Blog
Latinos Rising: Consequences of the 2011 Nevada Redistricting
David F. Damore, University of Nevada, Las Vegas What a difference a decade makes. In 2001, despite constituting 20% of Nevada’s population, Latinos received little to no consideration in the…
When We All Become the Immigration Police
By Helen B. Marrow, TuftsUniversity In July 2011, Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley signed into law a sweeping new anti-immigration bill. Hailed by Republican lawmakers as the “harshest” in the…
Where do Republicans Go From Here?: Latino Outreach in a New Era of Politics
By Stephen A. Nuño, Northern Arizona University The greatest cliché in politics today as it relates to Latinos is the notion that Latinos are Republicans; they just don’t know it…
Latinos not very enthusiastic about the 2012 election
By Pilar Marrero – [email protected] | 2011-12-12 Click here to download slide-deck presentation from today’s webinar Click here to view the results from the December impreMedia/Latino Decisions poll LOS ANGELES,…
Latino Decisions/impreMedia webinar results now posted online
***RESULTS NOW POSTED BELOW*** When: Monday, December 12, 2011 What: impreMedia and Latino Decisions will be conducting a press webinar to report the results from their December national tracking poll…
Their religion does not affect Latinos’ vote
By Pilar Marrero – [email protected] | 2011-12-8 Full Results From December Poll Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA. – Because of the conservative philosophy of Latinos in the U.S. regarding family…
Latino Decisions and impreMedia to release new poll on Religion and Politics
Latino Decisions and impreMedia will be releasing data from a new survey focused on the Latino electorate’s attitudes regarding the role of religion in politics on Thursday, December 8, 2011….
Can the Internet be a Door to Increased Latin@ and African American Participation?
By Jessica Lavariega Monforti & Jose Marichal Could the key to increasing civic engagement among Latinos and African Americans be computer classes? A growing body of research is linking Internet…
Let’s be humane: Republican rhetoric on immigration reform and voter opinion
Stephen A. Nuño, Northern Arizona University “I don’t see how the party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families…
Latinos, Skin Tone and Inter-Group Attitudes
By Betina C. Wilkinson, Wake Forest University The Latino population in the U.S. differs in many ways- by national origin, socioeconomic status, native status, political ideology, and even skin tone. …
Potential Latino VP Candidates Largely Unknown by Voters
One of the back stories of the GOP primary is whether any of the candidates vying to represent the Republican Party and challenge President Obama in 2012 can mobilize support…
Results From New Univision News/Latino Decisions Survey
A new Univision News/Latino Decisions poll conducted between October 21st and November 1st, 2011 provides the opportunity to gauge the candidate and policy preferences of the national electorate leading up…
Live webcast to announce results of Univision News election poll
*** Results from Univision News-Latino Decisions poll posted here *** WHO: Univision News and Latino Decisions to do briefing on results of comprehensive poll, Destino 2012: El Voto Latino (Destiny…
Latinos’ Attitudes Toward the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
By Gabriel R. Sanchez, PhD, Jillian Medeiros, PhD, Sam Howarth, PhD [Full Report Available Here] [Results from Non-Voter Sample of October Poll Posted Here] Executive Summary There has been much…
Republican candidates do not resonate with Latinos
By Pilar Marrero – [email protected] | 2011-10-17 Results From Political Content of October Poll Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA. – Although Latino voters have expressed some disappointment with President Obama…
Latino Decisions to release new poll results today 12pm/3pm
On Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:00 pacific / 3:00PM eastern impreMedia and Latino Decisions will be conducting a press webinar to report results from its October national tracking poll…
Latinos support health care reform but not mandate
By Pilar Marrero– [email protected] | 2011-10-13 New Poll Results Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA. – Latino voters have a complicated relationship with the health care reform law approved in March…
Latino Decisions and impreMedia to release new poll on Health Care Policy
Latino Decisions and impreMedia in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico will be releasing data from a new…
A Lighter Shade of Brown? : Latino Racial Identification Stabilizes Declining U.S. White Population
As more trends from the recently conducted 2010 Census become available, Latinos are once again the focus of attention. A report from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the Hispanic/Latino…
Perry in a Different Light: Tejanos and Education Policy
Everything in life is relative. Within the Republican presidential field Governor Rick Perry has come to be the Latino friendly candidate. Specifically, he has been cast as a Latino education…