The Latino Action Network applauds Latino voters throughout the United States for not falling for the campaign to suppress the Latino vote. Latinos voters stood up for the entire Latino community by showing up at the polls on Election Day, contributing to the defeat of anti-Latino candidates in states like Nevada. [Read full Press Release below]
Latino Action Network Applauds Latino Voters for Standing Up for Our Community on Election Day
For Immediate Release: November 3, 2010
Christian Estevez, Executive Vice-President – 973-418-7012
The Latino Action Network applauds Latino voters throughout the United States for not falling for the campaign to suppress the Latino vote. Latinos voters stood up for the entire Latino community by showing up at the polls on Election Day, contributing to the defeat of anti-Latino candidates in states like Nevada.
Latino voters also showed great intelligence in places like Passaic County, New Jersey where they looked beyond the fact that the candidate for sheriff was Latino. The LAN takes note of the fact that Latino voters in Passaic County, New Jersey, rejected a candidate who expressed his support for the anti-immigrant, profiling laws passed earlier this year in Arizona.
The Latino Action Network supports efforts to increase the election of Latinos from all political parties. However, we cannot support candidates who take positions that run counter to the interests of the Latino community. We are pleased to see that the Latino voters of Passaic County share these values and expressed them on Election Day.
The LAN was founded in 2009 as a vehicle to mobilize the Latino community to seek greater social and economic justice.
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For more information about Latino voting results, please visit the following websites:
Latino Decisions: Latino Election Eve Poll Results, November 2, 2010
New York Times: Senate Exit Polls 2010
