- A federal judge upheld Arizona’s Proposition 200, a 2004 law that mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. News 21 reporters found that Latinos and other voters are often disenfranchised by Prop. 200.
- Time magazine delved into Miami Latinos’ shift toward the Democrats. News 21 reporters Don Duncan and Elizabeth Mendez Berry came to the same conclusions earlier this summer. This article quotes Democrat Raul Martinez, who is challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart: “I’m not running for President of Cuba,” says Martinez. “Cuban Americans finally see themselves as part of the wider U.S.A., and they care about other issues.”
- CNN Money reports that minorities now make up at least 50 percent of residents in one out of ten ten U.S. counties. Maricopa County is the fastest-growing in the nation, primarily because it has attracted so many Latino immigrants. The News 21 blog reported earlier this week on a local race in this county that shows immigration is a hot-button issue.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement gave up on its self-deportation program, after only eight illegal immigrants volunteered to leave the country during a three-week trial.
- A new Rasmussen poll shows many voters are angry over immigration. Three quarters believe that the government is not doing enough to secure the borders.
- The Cook Political Report has upgraded the Barletta-Kanjorski race in Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District to “toss-up.” Meanwhile, Democrat Christopher Concert has launched a write-in candidacy for this race, where immigration is a key issue. Concert says illegal immigrants should be given a path to citizenship.
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