A study by the Pew Hispanic Center revealed that most Latinos disapprove of President Obama's immigration and deportation policies. The annual average number of deportations under the Obama administration has reached a record-setting high, with 400,000 illegal immigrants deported since 2009. Additionally, illegal immigration has decreased, hitting a decade low, because of the economy and increased law enforcement efforts, according to an ABC News blog.
However, most registered Latino voters are throwing their support behind the Democratic Party and President Obama in the upcoming 2012 election. The Pew study did not focus on the Obama administration's recent prosecutorial discretion policy where the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will direct its efforts on granting reprieves on a case-by-case basis to individuals who do not have criminal convictions. DHS has reviewed 15,000 cases so far, but with a total of 300,000 cases to review, administration officials emphasized that implementing this policy will take some time.
White House spokesman Luis Miranda said to ABC News blog that "This Administration has made dramatic improvements by developing clear immigration enforcement priorities for the first time ever that include focusing on those with criminal records, a smarter approach from a law enforcement perspective that also better reflects our nation's values."
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