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Mitt Romney Seeks to Turn Around Weakness Among Hispanic Voters

By UCN on May 6, 2012 3:41 AM

At a private fundraising reception in Palm Beach recently, Mitt Romney was overheard acknowledging his weakness among Hispanic voters. If it's not turned around, he said, "It spells doom for us."

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President Obama Pledges to Hispanics to Tackle Immigration Reform Early In Second Term

By UCN on April 14, 2012 4:44 PM

President Barack Obama participates in a three-way conversation with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, not pictured, at the CEO Summit of the Americas, in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday April 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would seek to tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term. But he cautioned that he would need an amenable Congress to succeed.

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As Storm Over Alabama Immigration Law Calms Down, Some Hispanics Return to Town

By UCN on February 21, 2012 5:20 AM

Hundreds protested Alabama immigration law on Valentine's day (AP photo)

When Alabama's immigration law went into effect in September, it sent shock waves throughout Hispanic communities within the state.

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Hispanic Republican Group Says Gingrich "the Most Hispanic-Friendly Candidate in the Race"

By UCN on January 16, 2012 6:38 PM

Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Cathedral of Praise on January 15, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has received the endorsement of the nation's largest Hispanic Republican group.

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Mitt Romney Would Veto DREAM Act Legislation

By UCN on January 1, 2012 4:43 AM

Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during campaign event at the Family Table Restaurant December 31, 2011 in Le Mars, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America)

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Saturday that he would veto legislation that would allow certain illegal residents to become American citizens.

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Hispanic Voters Favor Obama Over GOP Rivals Despite Deportation Policies

By UCN on December 28, 2011 2:18 AM

President Obama holds a wide lead among Hispanic voters when matched against potential Republican challengers, even as widespread opposition to his administration's stepped-up deportation policies act as a drag on his approval ratings among that group, according to a new poll.

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Connecticut Mayor Seeks to Let Illegal Immigrants Vote

By UCN on December 20, 2011 4:24 PM

In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 photo, immigrant Francisco Barranco, right, stands in his bakery La Tapatia, as employee Lorena Vasquez prepares gelatin in the Fair Haven neighborhood in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Already known as a refuge for people from other lands, New Haven is tightening its embrace of newcomers as its mayor seeks to extend voting rights to illegal immigrants and other noncitizens, a policy challenge that comes shortly after attacks on "sanctuary cities" by Republican presidential candidates.

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Family Background's of Latino Republicans Come Under Scrutiny

By UCN on November 28, 2011 2:35 AM

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a press conference with fellow Republicans on objecting to a scheduled U.S. Senate recess next week June 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images North America)

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is forced to research and clarify her late grandfather's immigration status.

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