Friday, May 22, 2009

Hispanic voters say immigration's No. 1

There are 12 to 13 million Hispanic voters and they are most concerned about immigration reform. 86% of these people voted in the last election and their voice must be listened to. - - Donna Poisl

by Albor Ruiz

They have enough problems already, but a poll released Monday is sure to give anti-immigration extremists and Republican leaders plenty more to fret about.

Conducted by Bendixen & Associates, a Miami-based consulting firm, and sponsored by America's Voice, a pro-immigration reform group, the poll confirmed for the umpteenth time that immigration is a defining issue for the 12 to 13 million Hispanics who are eligible to vote in the U.S.

"The anti-immigrant movement's divisive tone and demagogic rhetoric keeps politicizing Hispanics and bringing them together in support of a new immigration policy," Sergio Bendixen, president of Bendixen and Associates, concluded about the survey results.
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