Will Immigration Issue Mobilize Texas Latino Voters?

By Sandra Lilley, NBCNews

Texas Latinos hold plenty of political power if they turn up at the polls. Almost 3 million of state’s voters – about one out of five, are Latino. And the numbers could be much higher – more than 2 million eligible Hispanics in the Lone Star State are not registered to vote.

Both parties are missing opportunities, and in the case of Texas Republicans, recent anti-immigrant remarks may in fact backfire and potentially mobilize voters in the other direction, argues Latino Decisions political scientist Sylvia Manzano.

 “The variable that is different this time around is that we are seeing the kind of tactics that mobilize Hispanic voters,” said Manzano …

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