-- by Lucha Ramey, St. Mary's University Job Center:

Election Day is less than two months away and a lot can happen between now and November, but according to Henry Flores, Ph.D., dean of St. Mary’s University’s Graduate School and nationally known political expert, where candidates stand on immigration will be the deciding factor in this year’s elections—locally and nationally.

Flores recently presented his findings at Athens Institute for Education and Research’s (ATINER) 8th Annual International Politics Conference in Athens Greece. In Flores' study, “The Changing Face of the American Electorate and the Possible Effects on USA Immigration Policy,” he found that 80 percent of Latinos, no matter what their party affiliation or their national heritage, galvanize over one central issue—immigration reform! Flores’ study shows that traditionally 65 percent of Latinos vote Democrat. He asserts that if Democrats present a party platform on immigration reform that Latinos would support that voting block would jump to 80 percent.

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