Are unauthorized immigrants overwhelmingly Democrats? | Pew Research Center
As Congress debates immigration reform, some political leaders and analysts have speculated that...
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Category: Elections
Mexico: Ruling Party Used $5.2 Million Cash Cards – ABC News
Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute has confirmed that President Enrique Pena Nieto’s...
Read MorePolice actions questioned after Mexican inauguration protests – latimes.com
uestions are dogging police this week after nearly 100 people were detained and at least 100 others injured — two seriously — during hours of raucous demonstrations in central Mexico City as Enrique Peña Nieto...
Read MoreMexico’s Peña Nieto Talks to TIME: ‘We Can Move Beyond the Drug War’ | TIME.com
Enrique Peña Nieto takes office tomorrow, Dec. 1, as the next President of Mexico—whose young and otherwise successful democracy is beset by narco-bloodshed 60,000 murders in the past six years, an underachieving economy average...
Read MoreOutgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon heading to Harvard – latimes.com
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will head to Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., after his six-year term ends Saturday. He will be a teaching and research fellow in 2013, the university and the president’s office said in...
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Mexico subdued ahead of former longtime ruling party resuming presidential control Saturday – The Washington Post
Mexico’s first democratically elected president started his inauguration day breakfasting with...
Read MorePotential impact on Mexico of U.S. marijuana initiatives | Baker Institute Blog | a Chron.com blog
The initiatives became major news in Mexico, which views their bloody struggle with Mexican cartels as intrinsically linked to the U.S. demand for drugs. Mexico’s Institute for Competivenessor (IMCO) released a report arguing...
Read MoreThe New Latino Political Force | Fronteras Desk
The 2012 national election propelled more Latinos than ever into Congress. And the majority of these elected officials come from the Fronteras region in the southwest. A total of 30 members of Congress are now Latino – 3...
Read MoreBBC News – Latin America looks for more action from Barack Obama
No sooner had losing US candidate Mitt Romney uttered the words “I have just called President Obama” than Mexico’s president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto took to Twitter congratulate his soon-to-be counterpart.He...
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Obama Win Praised in Latin America – WSJ.com
“The weight of the Latino vote should open some eyes,” said Jaime Serra, a former...
Read MoreThe Latino Vote Was Crucial In Obama Re-Election | Fronteras Desk
The 2012 election was historic for Latino voters. Gabriel Sanchez, Director of Research at Latino Decisions, says a poll conducted the night before the vote suggests a record 75 percent of Latinos voted for President Barack...
Read MoreAmericas voting system is a disgrace – CNN.com
The ballot uncertainty that convulsed the nation after Floridas vote in 2000 could not happen in Mexico or Brazil via Americas voting system is a disgrace –...
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