We’ve looked at the Asian vote and the Latino vote as important demographics. Neither of these groups is monolithic, and immigrants of different national origins voted differently.
But exit polls show that non-white voters, taken as a group, are increasingly powerful. Their overwhelming support for Obama helped the Democrat overcome a 12 point deficit among [...]
Tag Archives: Asian vote
Obama’s Victory Demonstrates Minority Voting Power
November 16, 2008 – 6:05 pm
What About the Asian Vote?
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 [...]
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up 11/1
November 1, 2008 – 6:22 pm
GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin discussed a guest worker program with apple farmers in Pennsylvania on Friday. It was the first time she mentioned immigration at a campaign stop. Palin touted John McCain’s support of comprehensive immigration reform.
The Feds are charging the former CEO of Agriprocessors, the company raided by ICE in one of [...]
More Engaged Than Ever, Asian Voters Are Increasingly Important in Virginia
October 23, 2008 – 7:12 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBF9OVB_jV8
With a tight race for Virginia’s 13 electoral votes, the southern state’s substantial Asian immigrant population is in a position to influence the outcome, and Asian volunteers are working to get out the vote in their communities. Check out this Web documentary by filmmaker Adele Pham, featuring Asian-Americans in Falls Church, a Washington, D.C. suburb.
Virginia’s [...]
Asian Voters Leaning Toward Obama, but Many Undecided
October 7, 2008 – 6:52 am
In what is billed as the most comprehensive survey of Asian voters ever conducted, researchers have found that more than a third of likely Asian voters were still undecided as of late September, along with 41 percent who are planning to vote for Obama and 24 percent supporting McCain. Only 8 percent of the general [...]
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 10/4
October 5, 2008 – 7:06 am
In California, more than 1,150 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested during a three-week sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
At the Huffington Post, Jeremy Goren tries to discern the presidential candidates’ stances on immigration.
In Arizona, notorious Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced he had received more than 900 calls on his illegal immigration tip line, 50 [...]
Where Do Asian Voters Stand?
October 2, 2008 – 7:42 pm
The presidential campaigns and the press have focused a good deal of energy on Latino voters, especially in western states where they could pay a pivotal role. But what about our second largest group of immigrants?
Asians make up 5 percent of the United States. While the largest Asian populations are in the solid Democratic [...]
In Virginia, Immigrant Voters May Be Key
September 17, 2008 – 6:36 pm
Long a Republican stronghold, Virginia is set to be a battleground state this year, with Barack Obama hoping to catch up to John McCain in the contest for the states 13 electoral votes. The state is home to 149,000 eligible Hispanic voters (three percent of all voters) and 180,000 eligible Asians (four percent), and with [...]
