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alp227

(31,959 posts)
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 04:17 PM Jun 2012

While Seeking Support, Obama Faces a Frustrated Hispanic Electorate

As President Obama heads into the main stretch of his re-election campaign, his immigration policies have produced few gains for Latinos, whose votes could be crucial for him in November.

The Department of Homeland Security reported last week that only about 4,400 deportations of illegal immigrants had been halted nationwide under a major initiative started a year ago.

In a strategic shift, immigration authorities had said they would focus on deporting criminals and people who cheated the visa system, while sparing illegal immigrants with clean records. But after an administration review of more than 288,000 deportation cases before the immigration courts, the total suspended by prosecutors so far is less than 2 percent.

That is not the only policy that has been a jarring disappointment for Latinos. Mr. Obama, who easily won a majority of their votes in 2008, promised to move in his first year to overhaul the immigration system and to give legal status to illegal immigrants.

full: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/us/politics/obama-faces-a-frustrated-hispanic-electorate.html

Well, as for the legal status, Latinos should not be mad at Obama but rather the dimbulbs in Congress obstructing the DREAM Act.

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While Seeking Support, Obama Faces a Frustrated Hispanic Electorate (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2012 OP
Yet another ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #1
Rupert Murdoch newspaper Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #3
The efforts to diminish Dem votes will not stop anytime soon. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #2
Meanwhile Obama enjoys 30+ point leads over Mittster among Latinos. Arkana Jun 2012 #4

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
4. Meanwhile Obama enjoys 30+ point leads over Mittster among Latinos.
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 05:04 PM
Jun 2012

More handwringing outrage over a problem that isn't actually a problem.

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