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...Maria Teresa Kumar, 47, is co-founder of Voto Latino, a US organisation that helps Latino citizens register to vote....
...Voto Latino’s president, María Teresa Kumar, says Texas is “in play” because young Hispanics are angry at Republicans over their immigration stance....
...Latino Foundation....
...Registration push Groups such as Voto Latino and Mi Familia Vota are ramping up their efforts to capitalise....
...Groups involved also include the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, the National Council of La Raza and Voto Latino....
...This explains the push by unions such as the CWU and non-partisan groups such as NCLR and Voto Latino to bolster Latino turnout on election day....
...The pressure group Voto Latino puts that in context, noting that there are 50,000 Hispanic Americans turning 18, the voting age, every month....
...Yet when Voto Latino set up a “drive-in” registration site it signed up scores of new voters....
...Voto Latino, the non-partisan group that aims to increase Latino political engagement, told the Financial Times that these ads motivated Hispanic voters to back Mr Reid....
...“Because they are so new to the political process, Latinos are up for grabs,” says Ms Kumar of Voto Latino....
...The high level of support nationwide was a reaction against Republican economic policies, said Josh Norek, deputy director of Voto Latino, a nonpartisan organisation aimed at young Latino voters....
...The strong support nationwide was a reaction against Republican economic policies, says Josh Norek, deputy director of Voto Latino, a non-partisan organisation....
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