By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805.com
While the DREAM Act failed to gain approval from the U.S. Congress, Latinos going to the polls in 2012 are expected to remember the failed proposal and the inability by both parties to achieve immigration reform. Meanwhile, the growing U.S.-born Latino population is giving Republicans a challenge as they try to keep their ultra conservative base without losing out on a growing voting block.
Latino Decisions on Feb. 28 published the survey “Why the Dream Act will matter in the 2012 election.” The act would have given children of undocumented immigrants a path toward citizenship if they apply for college or join the U.S. military. For more information, visit http://latinodecisions.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/why-the-dream-act-will-matter-in-2012/
Recent U.S. Census data continues to show that the U.S.-born Latino population continues to grow in Texas and other states. But while conservative elements of the Republican party continue to push for tougher anti-immigration laws, Republicans in Texas must figure out how to appease those voters without losing out on that growing number of Latino voters, according to a New York Times story “Republicans must walk fine line on immigration,” published Feb. 26. For more information, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/27ttramsey.html?_r=1&src=twrhp
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