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Latino voter eligibility at all-time high but turnout still expected to be low
The number of eligible Latino voters has reached a historic high, with almost 24 million able to participate in November’s presidential election, an increase of 4 million over the previous ballot in 2008. The new figures, released by the Pew Hispanic Center, underline the seismic demographic shift that is transforming the…
Study: Mexican immigration hits ‘net zero’
A study published this week by the Pew Hispanic Center found that over the last five years, immigration from Mexico to the United States has dropped to its lowest level in decades, hitting the key “net zero” benchmark just recently, where more Mexicans are moving out of the U.S. than…
Hispanic voters favor Obama by wide margin: poll
WASHINGTON — More than two-thirds of Hispanics prefer President Barack Obama to any of his Republicans rivals, despite wide disapproval of his policies on illegal immigrants, a new poll showed Wednesday. If Obama were to face former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in November 2012, 68 percent of Hispanics polled would…
US electoral map gives Hispanics more heft: study
The new electoral map that emerged from the 2010 US census favors Hispanics, the largest US minority group, as some states in which they live will win more representation in Congress, a study found Wednesday. States with growing populations such as Texas and Florida will pick up extra congressional seats,…
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