November 16, 2008 – 5:56 pm
A poll published in October, which billed itself as the first multi-ethnic survey of Asian voters, showed a third of Asian voter were undecided, with 41 percent going for Obama and 24 percent for McCain. Now, a CNN exit poll shows Asian voters, who made up 2 percent of the national electorate, went for Obama [...]
November 16, 2008 – 10:30 am
The race for Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional seat was one of the most closely watched this past election cycle. Lou Barletta, the mayor of Hazleton, was ahead in a number of polls right up to election day. He was predicted to defeat long-time incumbent Rep. Paul Kanjorski, a result that would have made Barletta one of [...]
November 13, 2008 – 10:28 am
At The National Review, Mark Krikorian pooh-poohs the idea the idea that the Latino vote made a difference for Obama. While the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials says that between 9.6 million and 11 million Latinos voted in the election, an increase of at least 2 million over 2004, Krikorian notes that [...]
November 9, 2008 – 7:51 pm
Though the election dominated last week’s news and will likely dominate next week’s as well, other things have been happening in the world of immigration. Here are a few:
The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement resigned without explanation, effective November 15. Julie L. Myers, who was appointed to the position in 2005, oversaw high-profile raids [...]
November 8, 2008 – 7:47 am
The new administration cannot be expected to act on immigration anytime soon (after all, the economy is tanking and there’s a war on), but it has laid out an agenda for immigration reform in the future.
From change.gov, the transition team’s website:
Obama and Biden want to preserve the integrity of our borders. They support additional personnel, [...]
November 7, 2008 – 12:30 pm
As expected, the Latino vote went two to one for now President-Elect Barack Obama, and the turn-out was high enough to help Obama win several swing states.
About 10 million Latinos voted in this election, or about 8 percent of the electorate, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Latinos make up about 15 percent of [...]
November 5, 2008 – 8:07 pm
Here’s a run-down of the races we were watching. In some, the immigration issue played a role—or failed to; in others, immigrant voters’ voices were heard. More details to come later on some of the major stories. (All results from NYTimes.com, unless linked elsewhere.)
Texas 22: Republican Pete Olson beat Democratic incumbent Rep. Nick Lampson, [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Tagged Barletta, Chris Carney, Chris Hackett, Columbia, Congress, Florida, Gerry Connolly, immigrant voters, Immigration, Keith Fimian, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Nick Lampson, Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania, Pete Olson, Texas, virginia
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November 4, 2008 – 9:11 pm
The networks and newspapers have called the election for Sen. Barack Obama, who won a historic victory with more than 300 electoral votes.
The immigrant vote might have played a role in netting him a handful of decisive states. The race was close in Virginia, and large Latino populations were leaning toward Obama in Nevada, [...]
November 3, 2008 – 8:23 pm
North Carolina Senate: Once comfortable Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) is fighting for her political life against Democrat Kay Hagan, whom most polls show is ahead. North Carolina has seen an influx on immigrants since Dole was last up for reelection. If Hagan wins by a narrow margin, they will have made a difference.
Arizona State Senate, [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Tagged anti-immigration, Arizona, Columbia, Elizabeth Dole, Immigration, Kay Hagan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Prop 202, Russell Pearce
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November 3, 2008 – 6:17 pm
News 21 readers are by now familiar with the purpling of Virginia, a state that was long part of the solid conservative south, but where Barack Obama is now slightly ahead of John McCain. Some of this shift has to do with Asian and Latino immigrants. Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick takes a look:
[T]here are more than [...]
