Poll: Obama Heavily Favored By Latinos, More Support Obama’s DREAM Act

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Poll: Obama Heavily Favored By Latinos, More Support Obama’s DREAM Act

A new poll of Latino voters from Latino Decisions shows President Obama is heavily favored among the voting bloc, soaring over Romney 66 percent to 23 percent overall. Additionally, the poll shows that the Democratic version of the DREAM Act, a bill before Congress that would allow children of illegal immigrants to stay in the country should they complete military service or graudate from college, is supported strongly by Latinos, while support for a watered-down version offered by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) runs nearly even. From Latino Decisions:

Overall, our survey found 87% of Latinos strongly or somewhat supported the Durbin version of the DREAM Act, compared to just 10% who were strongly or somewhat opposed. In contrast, we find a split on the Rubio version of DREAM with 49% of Latinos in support and 46% opposed. Among non-Latinos, a similar pattern emerges, though support for the DREAM Act is lower than among Latinos. When faced with the Durbin version of the DREAM Act 62% of non-Latinos were in support and 33% were opposed. On the Rubio version non-Latinos were split with 47% in favor and 44% against.

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