Obama and Romney’s Battle for the Latino Vote

Obama and Romney’s Battle for the Latino Vote

Obama and Romney’s Battle for the Latino Vote

That Latinos play a key role in the upcoming election is quite clear. How they’ll vote is anything but certain.

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Which way will Latinos vote come November? Will they vote for Obama, who has yet to fulfill a 2008 campaign pledge of comprehensive immigration reform? Or Romney, who has been unusually consistent in his anti-immigration views? Either way, Latinos are a key constituency with diverse needs that include far more than immigration reform. Melissa Harris-Perry brings together a panel of experts to discuss key aspects of the Latino vote in November.

—Elizabeth Whitman

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