Governor candidates in 20 states endorse anti-immigration laws

by Carrie Budoff Brown It's not just Arizona. In states far from the Mexico border — from liberal Massachusetts to moderate Iowa — Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races are running on strict anti-illegal-immigration platforms, pledging to sign an array of tough enforcement measures into law come January. Of the 37 gubernatorial races this year, candidates in more than 20 states have endorsed adopting a strict Arizona-style immigration law or passing legislation that make...

Opposing Smart Immigration Policy Will Cause Latino Backlash

By Gebe Martinez Primaries in key states this week may have made it seem like smart politics to oppose a smart policy like comprehensive immigration reform. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, the godmother of her state’s severe immigration control law, won the Republican ticket for the November general election. And Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a former immigration reform advocate, gave voters a rhetorical whiplash by grabbing onto immigration hardliners to stave off a primary challenge from ...

Latinos Blame Both Parties On Immigration Reform

By Billy House More than a third of Latino voters blame both parties in Congress for not trying hard enough to pass immigration reform, and Latino enthusiasm for voting in this year's mid-term elections is down, a new poll shows. Those findings of an election-year tracking poll by Latino Decisions -- released this week and to be updated weekly -- underscore Latino voter dismay over the lack of progress on immigration, an issue that ranks second in importance to them, behind the economy...

Immigrants Make U.S. Workers Richer

By Michael S. Derby Wall Street Journal Blogs The San Francisco Fed is wading into the contentious debate over whether immigrants help or hurt employment for American citizens, in a paper that asserts new entrants to the nation help make almost everybody wealthier. The report, published Monday, was written by Giovanni Peri, an economics professor at the University of California, Davis. He is currently a visiting scholar at the bank. The report counters those who believe immigrants ...

Our Take: For faithful, immigration reform is today’s civil rights movement

Editor's Note: Rev. Luis Cortés is President of Esperanza USA. Rev. Derrick Harkins is Senior Pastor of the Nineteenth St. Baptist Church in Washington, DC. By Rev. Luis Cortés and Rev. Derrick Harkins, Special to CNN During the civil rights movement, religious leaders locked arms in solidarity and marched against the systemic sins of racism and oppression. In the face of Bull Connor’s fire-hoses, diverse people of faith met the despair of segregation with hope for an America that lived...

Report: “The Power of the Latino Vote in America”

Published by: America's Voice Download PDF Latino Voter Trends in Recent Election Cycles Over the past decade, Latino voters have increased their political power and made a decisive impact in races at all levels, including the presidential election.  In 2010, Latino voters are poised to play a crucial role in key House, Senate, and gubernatorial races across the country. Many analysts have noted that as the Latino electorate grows in size and power, candidates from all political...