Chasing Romney: How Mitt Romney Lost the Latino Vote

Since January, DRM Capitol Group has followed Mitt Romney from primary to primary, going across the country to press him on the most controversial, popular and well-known immigration proposal: the DREAM Act. For years, the demographics of the United States have been shifting toward a more diverse population, with Latinos being the fastest growing demographic. This leads to cultural insecurity and divisive politics ranging from banning Mexican-heritage education in Arizona to voter disenfranchisement in Florida. Nowhere is it more palpable, or ugly, than immigration. This is because immigration brings with it a unique mix of economic, social and ethnic issues that are enough to make a man fear for his children and snarl at his own brother. Chasing Romney is an intimate look at the question of what to do with “undocumented immigrants,” especially those taken across the border as children who have lived their entire lives in the U.S., or DREAMers. From couch to couch, rally to rally, organizer to organizer, it takes you to Arizona, Florida, New York, Indiana, Texas, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Throughout the tour of immigration politics, it touches on the important issues of the day, including gay rights, women’s rights, voter suppression, student debt, Occupy and many others, relating them to the grassroots movements, politics and voters on the ground across the country.