People For the American Way

People For the American Way Expands Latino Vote Campaign to Colorado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2012

Contact: Miranda Blue or Drew Courtney at People For the American Way

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 202-467-4999

Washington, DC — With a week to go before Election Day, People For the American Way has announced that it is expanding its national Latino voter campaign to run Spanish-language TV ads in Colorado, where the presidential race remains tight and the votes of Latinos will be critical. PFAW’s message will counter that of Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, which recently began running Spanish-language TV ads in Colorado. 

"Karl Rove is telling lies to Latinos in Colorado, trying to hide Mitt Romney’s extreme anti-immigrant record," said Michael Keegan, President of People For the American Way. "We’re making sure Latino voters in Colorado know the truth about Mitt Romney. He said he would veto the DREAM Act, if given the chance. His immigration plan is to copy the extreme anti-immigrant policies of Arizona and Alabama, attempting to force undocumented immigrants to ‘self-deport.’ He has embraced his party’s anti-immigrant extremists, taking on Kris Kobach as an adviser. Romney’s plans aren’t real solutions — they are dangerous gifts to the anti-immigrant Right."

The PFAW ad running in Colorado, "DREAM Act," can be viewed here.

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