Nov 08
It did not become certain until late Tuesday night that President Obama would win re-election. But for Mitt Romney, the campaign may have been lost during the Republican primary, when he cited “self-deportation” as the solution to our nation’s immigration problems. With the post-election dust now settled, it has become increasingly clear that supporting the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/08/in-presidential-election-self-deportation-goes-down-to-defeat/
Nov 07
Even before the election was called for President Obama last night, pundits and pollsters were remarking on the fact that immigration—or more specifically, anti-immigrant policies—were a death knell for Mitt Romney. Today, the analysis of whether and how the Republican party recovers from its devastatingly poor showing among Latinos—the key demographic group of the 21st …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/07/elections-demand-a-new-way-forward-on-immigration/
Nov 06
For some people, this year’s journey to the voting booth started years ago, in El Salvador or China or Cameroon, when it became clear that they had to leave their country and start over in America. For those people, (whom U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services calls “Americans by choice,”) the journey to the polls has …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/06/a-long-journey-to-the-voting-booth/
Oct 23
Project Vote predicts that the number of Latinos who are eligible to vote in this year’s Presidential campaign has increased by 21 percent over 2008. In 2012, nearly 24 million Latinos will be eligible to vote. The growth of this voting bloc is important to track, and much attention is paid to its growth each …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/23/drilling-down-on-latino-voter-engagement/
Oct 18
Immigration reform is not a “liberal” cause; it is a common-sense cause that appeals to people from a variety of political persuasions. More than a few conservative intellectuals, commentators, politicians, religious leaders, and law-enforcement officials favor revamping the U.S. immigration system to make it more responsive to the economic demands, social realities, and security concerns …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/18/a-growing-consensus-on-supporting-immigration-reform/
Oct 17
George W. Bush made several appearances in last night’s presidential debate, but perhaps nowhere with greater effect than when President Obama contrasted Governor Mitt Romney’s position on immigration reform. Where President Bush supported comprehensive immigration reform, declared President Obama, Governor Romney supports “self-deportation” and Arizona style anti-immigrant laws. Moderator Candy Crowley then segued into a …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/17/immigration-finally-takes-the-stage-at-a-presidential-debate/
Oct 16
For the first time since immigration authorities officially launched Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in mid-August, the federal government released statistics last Friday indicating that thousands of requests have been officially granted. But while the figures themselves are an encouraging sign, other evidence suggests that most applicants will not have their requests considered until after …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/16/pace-of-daca-approvals-quickens-but-will-it-be-fast-enough/
Oct 11
Millions of Americans will tune into tonight’s vice-presidential debate, but few will know the origins of the presidential debate process. While we’ve come to think of these debates as a way to learn more about the candidates vying for our votes, the idea of holding public debates, like so many other great American ideas, can …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/11/presidential-debates-brought-to-you-by-an-immigrant/
Oct 10
Activists in Kansas are mounting a campaign to recall the state’s Secretary of State and notorious immigration restrictionist Kris Kobach. According to the Associated Press, there is a movement to collect signatures to recall him. For months, several groups have held rallies and press conferences, accusing Kobach of spending too much time working on his …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/10/kansans-push-for-kobach-recall/
Oct 04
There is no doubt that immigrants are a force to be reckoned with in this year’s presidential race. After all, the Obama administration unveiled its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in June, just a couple of months before the official start of the campaign. And Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said that, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/04/naturalized-citizens-have-the-power-to-swing-elections/
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