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Interactive Map Projects Potential Impact of Hispanic and Asian Voters in 2016 Elections
By 2016, 19.2 Million New Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Join the U.S. Electorate and Impact Election Results in Key States. By 2020, that Number Could Reach 25.6 Million. New York, NY —As 2016 candidates jockey for the minority vote, the New American Economy released an interactive map that allows users to adjust Hispanic […]
Read MoreAre Republicans in Three Key 2016 States Softening on Immigration?
Most Republicans in the key early 2016 states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina support allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. and earn citizenship or permanent legal status, newly released surveys by a GOP polling firm for a pro-immigration group has found. But the polls also underscored the issue’s potential to sharpen […]
Read MoreHow immigration could cripple the Republican nominee long before the 2016 election
Ask people what Mitt Romney’s worst moment was in the 2012 campaign, and most will tell you the “47 percent” video. Fair enough. But for me, the lowest moment for Romney — and one that signaled the broader problems facing the Republican party in that election and the one to come — was his awkward […]
Read MorePolling and Focus Group Analysis Shows Cost of Opposing Immigration Reform in the 2016 Election
New York, NY —The New American Economy and Burning Glass Consulting today released new polling and focus group results analyzing the impact of candidate positions in support of or opposition to immigration reform in both the 2016 presidential primary and general elections. The poll and focus groups show that the benefits for candidates in opposing immigration […]
Read MoreA Rubio 2016 blueprint, for all to see
It isn’t often that a presidential campaign blueprint comes packaged between covers and available in bookstores and online for all to see. But that’s the inescapable conclusion from looking through the pages of the book entitled, “2016 and Beyond,” by Republican pollster Whit Ayres. Ayres is one of his party’s leading analysts. He also happens […]
Read More2016 Presidential Candidates Weigh-In on President Obama’s Immigration Action
Immigration policy has become a hot topic as the 2016 Presidential primary picks up steam. It is no surprise that the issue of Presidential authority over immigration has taken center stage in recent weeks as Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush have all begun discussing their views around how far the President should have […]
Read MoreMcCain to GOP Hopefuls: Address Immigration or We Lose in 2016
Immigration reform supporter Sen. John McCain says the GOP risks losing the White House next year if it doesn’t wrestle with the contentious issue. “The reality is, is that we are losing support in the Hispanic community,” the Arizona Republican told reporters Tuesday, The Hill reports. “We need to address the issue. We need to […]
Read MorePoll: Democrats start 2016 with advantage among Latinos
Republican leaders have spent two years since the 2012 election warning that the party needs to improve its standing with Latino voters. But things aren’t looking any better heading into 2016 presidential election, according to the latest NBC/WSJ/Telemundo poll. Some 61% of Latino voters reported that they could see themselves pulling the lever for Hillary Clinton […]
Read MorePoll: Immigration isn’t top 2016 campaign issue for NC Hispanic voters
North Carolina Hispanic voters surveyed in a recent poll say immigration will be less important than jobs when they pick a presidential candidate in 2016. Partnership for a New American Economy – a coalition of business leaders and mayors founded by Michael Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch – polled Hispanics in North Carolina and four other […]
Read More16 Representatives Stuck in Reverse on Immigration
Despite the failure of the House to act on immigration reform last year, there was no doubt that the majority of Americans—and even the majority of Members of Congress—understood that immigration reform was an important component in creating economic opportunity for all. Last Friday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor reiterated that support during an exchange […]
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