Bad News for Republicans?

From the Houston Chronicle:

Latinos to some extent hold the Republican Party responsible for what they perceive as the negative consequences of the national debate over immigration policy, a poll released Thursday concludes. It was unclear, however, how the sentiment might play out in the November elections. In a recent national telephone survey of 2,000 Hispanic adults in the United States, the Pew Hispanic Center found that party affiliation of Latino registered voters has not changed significantly since 2004. Slightly more than 40 percent called themselves Democrats; slightly more than 20 percent Republicans. The survey’s conclusion about Latino attitudes toward Republicans is based on erosion of support for the party’s position on immigration. The poll found that the portion of Latinos who believe the Republican Party has the best position on immigration dropped to 16 percent from 25 percent two years ago. Virtually the entire decline of Hispanic support for the Republican approach comes from foreign-born Latinos, a growing pool of future voters, the poll showed.

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KJ