Latinos are eligible to vote. Throughout their campaigns, the president ial candidates have debated and discussed many issues of great concern to latinos like immigration reform, healthcare, jobs. As for latino voting trends, take a look at this. In 2008, 9. 8 million latinos cast their president ial ballots. Four years later, the number was 11. 2 million latinos that voted. That represents an 8 increase, if my math is correct. And its been wrong before. A coalition of latino organizations from across the country recently announced our vote, our future, a nationwide mobilization effort aimed at the evergrowing number of potential latino voters. Here to tell us all about it this morning, our good friend Jessica Orozco from the hispanic federation, Roberto Frugone from the naleo educational fund, and julio huato, professor from st. Francis college in brooklyn. Welcome to you all. Thank you for being here this morning. Campaigns always different. Do you see that trend that we just pointed
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