Over 17.5 million Latinos are expected to turn out to vote in November, a 6.5% increase from 2020, but it's contingent on voter registration, according to NALEO officials.
Speaking to Latino NALEO members, Latino members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet defended the administration's efforts on immigration and the economy.
the stakes are high, arizona. i urge you to send jeff flake to the senate and he ll help get america back on track. that was a new ad for arizona senate candidate jeff flake, featuring mitt romney. the gop initially thought it had buttoned up the race to replace republican senator jon kyl, but in the days leading up to the election, democrat richard carmona, a moderate democrat with puerto rican roots has turned this into one of the most hotly contested races in the unto can. one reason? he is highlighting the difficult and troubled relationship with arizona s changing demographics. according to the national association of latino elected and pointed officials, latino turnout in arizona is expected to jump by 23% this year. a boost that could help carmona become the first democrat to represent arizona in the senate in nearly two decades. joining us now from phoenix is the man himself, dr. richard
not only about race, but a certain level of class applies here, too. why would voters necessarily believe that mitt romney will do anything for african-american lower income population if wall street are his biggest donors. that s a great comparison, actually. good point. that level of detail that mccain had the naacp, romney had national association of latino elected officials which took place a couple weeks ago in orlando. rom no showed up and he bashed the president over the head with immigration. yeah, you could feel the breath in the room just be taken. but then he went on to lay out a detailed approach of what he would do with immigration. he d say i d enforce the borders a little bit more, i would raise the caps on family reunification visas. i would increase work permits. he went down the line. you didn t necessary like his position on immigration, but here s my alternative. romney in saying, we re going to
you do have an alternative. your vote should be respected. and your voice is more important now than ever before. that was mitt romney today speaking to the national association of latino elected and appointed official in a desperate attempt to chip away at the 34-point lead president obama has over mitt romney with latino voters. president obama is at 61% with latino voters. mitt romney is running at 27%. now mitt romney bravely pretended to answer the now weak-old question that no one, no one, has been able to get him to answer. now the president has been seized by an overwhelming need to do what he could have done on day one but didn t. i think you deserve better. some people have asked if i will let stand the president s executive order. the answer is that i will put in place my own long-term solution