Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters through door-knocking and Spanish-language ads. They say the fast-growing group could determine the outcome of abortion ballot measures across the U.S., particularly in states such as Arizona and Florida with large Latino populations.
Lesley Chavez, right, canvasser lead at Poder In Action, hands out neighborhood maps during a voter canvassing event Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Phoenix. Poder In Action canvasser Andrew Chavez goes door-to-door during a neighborhood canvassing outreach Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Phoenix. Poder In Action canvassers Lesley Chavez, left, and Andrew Chavez go door-to-door during a neighborhood voter canvassing outreach Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Phoenix.
Efforts to reach Latino voters often hinge on one-on-one conversations — “old-school, boots on the ground organizing,” said Alex Berrios, co-founder of the grassroots Florida group Mi Vecino, or “my neighbor.”by the nonpartisan Latino advocacy organization NALEO Educational Fund.
Abortion is one of the most important issues in the upcoming election to about 4 in 10 Hispanic voters, below the economy, crime, and health care, and about on par with immigration, according to the AP-NORC poll.“The Latino community is a huge part of any campaign in Florida,” Sutherland said. “We can’t win this without Latinos, so Latino outreach is essential.”
Berrios’ group, Mi Vecino, has focused on Florida’s 9th Congressional District, which includes Osceola County and Orlando and was the first majority Hispanic district to meet the signature requirement for putting abortion rights on the ballot. Berrios tells supporters of Republican presidential candidate“We saw a need for a culturally competent nonpartisan effort to engage and educate Hispanic voters on reproductive freedom,” Berrios said.
Rocio Garcia, an assistant professor of sociology at Arizona State University, said that over time, Latinas, including those who are Catholic, have swung toward supporting abortion access, even if they would not get an abortion themselves.
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