By Jonathan Easley - 06/18/12 12:36 PM ET President Obama’s decision to change to his administration’s deportation policies has energized Hispanic voters in five critical swing-states that have large Latino populations. In Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia, 49 percent of Latino voters said the policy made them more enthusiastic about Obama, compared to 14 percent [...]

Latino Decisions brings the first data on Latino voters’ reaction to the news that the Obama administration will stop deporting young undocumented immigrants and make it possible for some to obtain work permits. The reviews are, expectedly, good: Prior to June 14, 2012, many immigration reform advocates had stated that the record high levels of [...]

by Matt Barreto on 06/17/2012 A new poll released June 17, 2012 by Latino Decisions and America’s Voice finds that Latino registered voters are very enthusiastic about President Obama’s recent announcement and action on immigration policy that will halt deportations and provide temporary work permits to some young undocumented immigrants. This new finding stands in clear contrast to the low levels of enthusiasm [...]

Published at 5:18 pm EST, June 18, 2012 On June 17, Latino Decisions and America’s Voice released the findings of a new poll and found many registered voters in the Latino communities in five key battleground states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia, were very glad to hear about President Obama’s recent memo to immigration [...]

By: Elise Foley The Republican Party is coming face to face with what could, for it, be a demographic calamity. Currently, just 12 percent of Latino registered voters believe the GOP serves them best, compared with 45 percent who prefer the Democratic party, according to a December 2011 poll by the nonpartisan Pew Hispanic Center. [...]