So far President Obama’s immigration policies are unlikely to woo Latino voters, especially after Homeland Security reported last week that too few deportations are being halted under the administration.
Now pressure is building for Obama to loosen his policies in hopes of gaining more support from Latinos, who overwhelmingly supported the president in 2008, according to the New York Times.
Critics believe the president has failed on his pledge to focus deportation efforts on criminals rather than illegal immigrations with clean records, the Times reported.
Under Obama’s watch, fewer deportation cases are being dismissed and new measures are netting more detainments, reports the New York Times.
Still, polls show Hispanics favor Obama over Republican candidate Mitt Romney by 67% to 26%.
