Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

Immigration is still a big issue, according to the Latino advocacy group America’s Voice. So big that presidential and congressional candidates spent $27.5 million running 253 advertisements about the issue during the run up to November 4.
Here are a couple samples from close races. In many races, the issue was treated as a vehicle [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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The skyline of Charlotte, N.C. (Wikipedia photo)

Pollsters are calling the state a toss-up, and recent numbers show Barack Obama up slightly in North Carolina.
North Carolina?
While the state was once a member in good standing of the solid south, North Carolina has changed over the past decade, as highly educated workers are drawn to the Research [...]

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Immigrants are transforming small towns and suburbs across the country. A new radio documentary, available online here, took a look at the impact in a few of these places. From “Pueblo USA”:
Is there a new American Revolution in the making? Thirty-five million foreigners have come to live here. It won’t be long before the nation’s [...]

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