The 2012 Presidential Election

Introduction After the presidential election in 2012, Republicans decided that being unable to attract Latin American voters was one of the main reasons for Mitromny's defeat. Barack Obama won votes in Latin America at an absolute percentage of 71 to 27%. This is the largest percentage of Democratic candidate candidates since the election in 1996. (Lopez and Taylor) There were similarities between 1996 and 2012. In 1994, the Republican Party won the House of Representatives, followed by the closure of the US and the Government, the contract with the Tea Party Republican Party, and the impact on government and government decisions. Comparison 2012 voter

Recently, given the low percentage of Latin Americans who voted for Republicans after the failure of the presidential election in 2012, some Republicans advocate a more friendly approach to immigration. Former US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez is promoting SuperPAC for immigration reform. The proposal to systematically reform the US immigration control system made it possible for illegally residents who entered the United States to have legitimate citizenship and gathered a broad Republican support in several polls. For example, the Public Health Institute revealed at the end of 2013 that 60% of Republicans support the concept of this approach compared to 63% of Americans as a whole.

Among Latin Americans in particular, after the failure of the presidential election in 2012, some Republicans have asserted a more friendly attitude towards immigrants. However, in 2016 the candidate site took a tough position against illegal immigrants and the main candidate, Donald Trump, proposed to build a wall on the southern border. Some Republicans support the one-sidedism on national security issues and believe that the United States does not externally support its abilities and rights to deal with defense issues. In general, the idea of ​​Republican defense and international relations is strongly influenced by neolarism and realism, conflict between states is not an individual leader but a struggle between powerless forces of international structure . The result of ideas and actions. The influence of the realist school is reflected in the position of Reagan against the Soviet evil empire and the evil position of George W. Bush.