Long Island Newsday

For Latino voters, immigration is key issue

Originally published: October 20, 2012 7:19 PM
Updated: October 20, 2012 9:21 PM
By VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS victor.ramos@newsday.com

Photo credit: Johnny Milano | (R-L) Juan C. Vides; his daughter, Sofia; his wife, Lisa; son, Nathaniel, in their Oceanside home. Vides said he was open to considering Mitt Romney as a candidate until he heard him speak out against amnesty for undocumented immigrants living in the United States. (Sept. 28 2012)

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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney disagree sharply on how to overhaul the tangle of laws and regulations designed to curtail illegal immigration and guide the flow of newcomers into the country, and their policies could have a major impact on thousands of undocumented Long Islanders, experts said.

Obama, a Democrat, said he supports comprehensive immigration reform that would allow undocumented...

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