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President Obama won re-election with the solid support of the Latino electorate, reaching a historic high of 75 percent -- the largest percentage for a Democratic presidential nominee since President Kennedy’s election in 1960 -- according to Latino Decisions-impreMedia Election eve poll of Latino voters. The Latino electorate also appears…

President Obama unquestionably owes this historic victory to 71% of the Latino vote and the support this community has on the DREAM Act. His most recent decision to give undocumented youth a way to work in theUnited States through Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) unquestionably motivated Latinos to vote for him.…

Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) was reelected to his eleventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the Fourth District of Illinois.  He spoke at a press conference organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (www.icirr.org) to discuss the national and local election results and the…

Support for reproductive decision-making, women of color turnout propels President Obama to victory, wins key state ballot battles NEW YORK— Latinas and other women of color played an historic role in last night’s election, helping President Obama secure key wins in swing states like Ohio, Virginia, Nevadaand Colorado. While media…

Latinos voted for President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney 71% to 27%, according to an analysis of exit polls by thePewHispanicCenter, a project of thePew ResearchCenter. Obama's national vote share among Hispanic voters is the highest seen by a Democratic candidate since 1996, when President Bill Clinton won 72% of the Hispanic…

Latino Congressional candidates made history on Election Night, based on analysis of unofficial election results and media reports released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund. The 113th Congress will feature 28 Latinos in the U.S. House of Representatives, making it the largest class…

Voicing a clear mandate for government to deal humanely with undocumented immigrants, nearly 60 percent of Maryland voters cast their ballots yesterday for a commonsense measure that grants certain undocumented immigrant students the opportunity to apply for in-state tuition rates at state universities and community colleges.  NCLR (National Council of…