During the last presidential campaign, some believed conservative Republicans’ opposition to comprehensive immigration reform turned off Hispanic voters toward the GOP. But this new survey from Pew suggests the issue ranks a little lower in the minds of Latinos than suggested by conventional wisdom. Pew released the poll last week and wrote:
Like other Americans, Hispanics rated the economy as the top issue. Immigration ranked 6th on the list, virtually tied with the environment and well below education and health care. These numbers suggest President Obama’s lopsided support among Hispanics was not due to Latino anger toward Republicans about immigration but because they trusted the Democrats more on the issue most salient to them–the economy.
