Some 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to vote on November 8, after a campaign marked by anti-immigrant Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's efforts to capitalize on the discontent of Hispanic speech.
The growing Latino community will have a potentially decisive role in US elections after a campaign marked by anti immigrant from Donald Trump speech and the efforts of Hillary Clinton to capitalize on the discontent of Hispanics with the positions of rival .
a record 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to vote on November 8, and is expected to about 13 million of them actually go to cover the vast majority of those who are registered to participate in the elections.
A national survey compiled by the National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) projected this week that the Democratic candidate brings together 68% of the Latino vote, compared with 19% scratching his rival, Donald Trump. If
confirmed, these results ratify the historical inclination of this community for the Democratic Party. in
addition to the effective weight of the number of Latino voters, the fact that many of them reside in large numbers in states like Florida, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, key districts to win presidential, highlights the importance of this sector of the electorate.
the relevance increases with the fact that, of all citizens eligible to vote in Nevada, 26.5% are Latino, while in Florida are 22.5% in Colorado 20.7% and 29.6% in Arizona.
the current president, democrat Barack Obama won Nevada, Florida and Colorado in the last elections in 2012, but this time was for Arizona Republican rival Mitt Romney.
work Naleo projected in the case of Arizona, Clinton would garner 72% of votes among Latinos, while Trump would reach 12%, while in the other three states would again impose the Democrats four years ago, thanks in much that Latino support.
regarding the Hispanic vote, the specialist in issues related to this community by the Pew Research Center, Ana Gonzalez, told Telam that in the November elections Clinton willreceive "a similar percentage to that obtained Barack Obama his second choice. "
at the same time, the researcher argues that three weeks of the war," Trump is getting a percentage much lower than what he got Romney, especially when compared with what got George W. Bush 2008, which was around 40% of the vote "among Latinos.
Unlike previous elections, the issue of immigration broke as the main focus of the campaign thanks to controversial statements by Republican tycoon who insistently put in the center of his message of opposition to the arrival of foreigners to the United States.
the construction of a wall that divides the land border with Mexico, a proposal that also included a promise that would be funded by the neighboring country, the tightening of anti -immigrant laws and commitment to deport illegal immigrants, estimated are about 11 million, are the basis of departed campaign Trump.
at about their daily rants against immigrants adds, mainly illegal, who points out as the cause many of the ills afflicting his country, and has even linked to terrorism, expressions for some specialist have a relative impact between a Latino community that is beginning to show signs of ceasing to be uniform.
on the contrary, Clinton promised enact immigration reform in the first 100 days of his government and halt the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants, something he had tried to Obama through a project which provided regularize 5 million people.
However, the initiative foundered in the Supreme Court, after various governors impugned court the power to promote a reform of this magnitude by decree.
in the final stretch of the election, the major parties tune the strategy to try to persuade Latino voters to vote in a country where voting is not compulsory.
These attempts are unfounded. A recent survey by Pew Research Center (PRC) anticipates a possible drop in voter turnout, referring to the last presidential election, especially among Millennials, young people between 18 and 35 years.
The data show that 69% of Latino registered voters, of any age, said he was "absolutely confident" that participate in the November elections, nine points less than four years ago.
While in the youth sector, the drop is more pronounced, and only 62% of young people surveyed said they will go to vote, 13% less than in 2012, when participation and that group was 74%.
the truth is that generational differences are part of a broader process of transformation inward Latino community that could lead to electoral surprises.
"the Hispanic community is not monolithic, has citizens with different realities , " he told Telam Ana Maria Salazar, a former official of the administration of Bill Clinton, who also considered that among Latinos " there are very different legal situations that manifest themselves in different interests of their sectors. "
the specialist in issues related to Latin America unlike for example the situation of the Puerto Rican community where" there are very few undocumented "Mexican, country where come many of the undocumented immigrants, or Central, "which have a differential legal residence status, which is the way in which the United States took over his role in the Central American wars."
Salazar stopped particular on the changes experienced by Cuban Americans in Florida, "still linked to the old guard" identified with the Republican vote.
"this election probably will determine whether this community is still maintained Republican or begin to see a community that reflects their own needs on the interests of Hispanics in general , "he said.
a record 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to vote on November 8, and is expected to about 13 million of them actually go to cover the vast majority of those who are registered to participate in the elections.
A national survey compiled by the National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) projected this week that the Democratic candidate brings together 68% of the Latino vote, compared with 19% scratching his rival, Donald Trump. If
confirmed, these results ratify the historical inclination of this community for the Democratic Party. in
addition to the effective weight of the number of Latino voters, the fact that many of them reside in large numbers in states like Florida, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, key districts to win presidential, highlights the importance of this sector of the electorate.
the relevance increases with the fact that, of all citizens eligible to vote in Nevada, 26.5% are Latino, while in Florida are 22.5% in Colorado 20.7% and 29.6% in Arizona.
the current president, democrat Barack Obama won Nevada, Florida and Colorado in the last elections in 2012, but this time was for Arizona Republican rival Mitt Romney.
work Naleo projected in the case of Arizona, Clinton would garner 72% of votes among Latinos, while Trump would reach 12%, while in the other three states would again impose the Democrats four years ago, thanks in much that Latino support.
regarding the Hispanic vote, the specialist in issues related to this community by the Pew Research Center, Ana Gonzalez, told Telam that in the November elections Clinton willreceive "a similar percentage to that obtained Barack Obama his second choice. "
at the same time, the researcher argues that three weeks of the war," Trump is getting a percentage much lower than what he got Romney, especially when compared with what got George W. Bush 2008, which was around 40% of the vote "among Latinos.
Unlike previous elections, the issue of immigration broke as the main focus of the campaign thanks to controversial statements by Republican tycoon who insistently put in the center of his message of opposition to the arrival of foreigners to the United States.
the construction of a wall that divides the land border with Mexico, a proposal that also included a promise that would be funded by the neighboring country, the tightening of anti -immigrant laws and commitment to deport illegal immigrants, estimated are about 11 million, are the basis of departed campaign Trump.
at about their daily rants against immigrants adds, mainly illegal, who points out as the cause many of the ills afflicting his country, and has even linked to terrorism, expressions for some specialist have a relative impact between a Latino community that is beginning to show signs of ceasing to be uniform.
on the contrary, Clinton promised enact immigration reform in the first 100 days of his government and halt the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants, something he had tried to Obama through a project which provided regularize 5 million people.
However, the initiative foundered in the Supreme Court, after various governors impugned court the power to promote a reform of this magnitude by decree.
in the final stretch of the election, the major parties tune the strategy to try to persuade Latino voters to vote in a country where voting is not compulsory.
These attempts are unfounded. A recent survey by Pew Research Center (PRC) anticipates a possible drop in voter turnout, referring to the last presidential election, especially among Millennials, young people between 18 and 35 years.
The data show that 69% of Latino registered voters, of any age, said he was "absolutely confident" that participate in the November elections, nine points less than four years ago.
While in the youth sector, the drop is more pronounced, and only 62% of young people surveyed said they will go to vote, 13% less than in 2012, when participation and that group was 74%.
the truth is that generational differences are part of a broader process of transformation inward Latino community that could lead to electoral surprises.
"the Hispanic community is not monolithic, has citizens with different realities , " he told Telam Ana Maria Salazar, a former official of the administration of Bill Clinton, who also considered that among Latinos " there are very different legal situations that manifest themselves in different interests of their sectors. "
the specialist in issues related to Latin America unlike for example the situation of the Puerto Rican community where" there are very few undocumented "Mexican, country where come many of the undocumented immigrants, or Central, "which have a differential legal residence status, which is the way in which the United States took over his role in the Central American wars."
Salazar stopped particular on the changes experienced by Cuban Americans in Florida, "still linked to the old guard" identified with the Republican vote.
"this election probably will determine whether this community is still maintained Republican or begin to see a community that reflects their own needs on the interests of Hispanics in general , "he said.
