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No, Latinos Didn’t Hand Texas to Trump, Experts Say

Matt Barreto, co-founder of political research firm Latino Decisions, said much of the mainstream media painted a damning picture of the nation’s Latino electorate. They should have instead focused on white voters. Rather than looking at the record-high Latino voter turnout, Barreto said analysts cherry-picked certain Latin-majority districts that increased Trump’s share, such as Miami-Dade…

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

The Latino Shift Toward Trump in South Texas: Anomaly or Realignment?

While Biden earned more than three-quarters of votes in precincts with high Latino concentrations in Dallas, Tarrant, Travis, and El Paso counties, according to UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, large swaths of the Rio Grande Valley are more demographically similar to areas where Trump enjoyed a great amount of support than to urban areas….

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

UI Professor: Damage done by immigration policies ‘so tremendous, and so deep, it is mind boggling’

“It’s also important to note that this interlocked relationship between immigration and white supremacy is not new. Immigration has long been one of the least constitutional and most racist realms of U.S. law and life. So, if Biden is real about standing up for a U.S. future that is not defined by white supremacy, he…

Read More | November 13, 2020

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Most Latinos voted for Biden — but 2020 revealed fault lines for Democrats

Latinos showed up in record numbers, with an early estimate of 14.8 million by UCLA’s Latino Politics and Policy Initiative. Young Latino voters helped drive that turnout, with roughly 1.7 million voting early — a nearly three-fold increase over 2016, according to the political data firm TargetSmart. Women, who have suffered disproportionately from job losses…

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Trump shocked the world with his Latino support. Here’s how it happened.

Matt Barreto, a political scientist and co-founder of the public opinion research firm Latino Decisions who worked with Biden campaign, argues that it’s important to remember that Trump’s 2016 campaign was a low point in the GOP’s efforts to appeal to Latino voters. (Also: MSN News.)

Read More | November 13, 2020

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