Study says New York Latinos support gay marriage
By HUMBERTO MARTINEZ, Staff writer
Last updated: 2:38 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2009
ALBANY — The University at Albany released a study on Tuesday polling the Hispanic population of New York and surrounding states on hot political issues.
The New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet) surveyed more than 1,200 Hispanics in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jose Cruz, director of NYLARNet, said the study found half of Latinos in those states supported gay marriage or civil unions despite only 18 percent identifying themselves as liberal.
Cruz started the project in 2004 to get a better understanding of the political temperature in the area. This is the first poll released by the research network.
Cruz said he was surprised by some of the findings, but not others, such as the 75 percent of Latinos who say they're supporters of the Democratic Party.
"We want to have an institute in the Northeast to do what the Tomas Rivera (Policy) Institute or Pew Research Center do on the national level," Cruz said.
By HUMBERTO MARTINEZ, Staff writer
Last updated: 2:38 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2009
ALBANY — The University at Albany released a study on Tuesday polling the Hispanic population of New York and surrounding states on hot political issues.
The New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet) surveyed more than 1,200 Hispanics in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jose Cruz, director of NYLARNet, said the study found half of Latinos in those states supported gay marriage or civil unions despite only 18 percent identifying themselves as liberal.
Cruz started the project in 2004 to get a better understanding of the political temperature in the area. This is the first poll released by the research network.
Cruz said he was surprised by some of the findings, but not others, such as the 75 percent of Latinos who say they're supporters of the Democratic Party.
"We want to have an institute in the Northeast to do what the Tomas Rivera (Policy) Institute or Pew Research Center do on the national level," Cruz said.