New Spanish ad hits Obama on deportations: “He’s not committed to immigrants; he only wants our vote” (Video)
August 8, 2012
Last week, we noted that President Obama and his allies are outspending Mitt Romney by a whopping 12-1 margin on the Spanish-language airwaves. That led us to wonder whether Obama was essentially defining Romney to Latino voters before he could define himself.
While Romney has slowly begun to enter the Spanish-language air war, it appears that conservative outside spending groups are also beginning to get into the game:
Nevada Hispanics, an spin-off group of American Principles in Action (a 501(c)(4) group that is permitted to accept anonymous donations while engaging in some political activity), will air an ad on Spanish networks Univision and Telefutura in Las Vegas for two weeks beginning Wednesday.
The ad will also appear on Spanish-language radio, according to Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston.
The 30-second spot attacks Obama for his immigration enforcement policies, which have led to record numbers of deportations during his first term, and not aggressively pursuing immigration reform.
“He’s not committed to immigrants; he only wants our vote,” the ad says.
Read more at Univision News
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2012 Election • Barack Obama • Deportation • Latino Vote • Spanish-Language

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