The Impact of Health Care and Immigration Reform on Latino Support for President Obama and Congress

• Published in: Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 3 - 22
• Main Authors: Sanchez, Gabriel R., Medeiros, Jillian, Sanchez-Youngman, Shannon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2012; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Access to Health Care; Approval; Attitudes; Community Colleges; Decision Making; Elections; Health care; Health Care Services; Health Insurance; Health Services; Hispanic Americans; Immigration; Immigration Policy; Latin American Cultural Groups; Management; Policy Formation; Policy Reform; Political Influences; Presidents; Public Policy; Rating; Reform; Role; Surveys; Voting; United States > US; USA; immigration reform; Latinos; health reform; approval ratings

At the start of their term, the Obama administration pledged to reform two failing policy systems in the United States: immigration and health care. The Latino populations’ attitudes toward these two critical policy areas are particularly relevant due to the large foreign born population in the Lati...