In recent years, however, US politics has had a strong anti-immigration slant, and the issue played an important role in the Republican Party’s presidential nomination battle in 2012. But Barack Obama’s re-election demonstrated the electoral power of Latino voters, who rejected Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney by a 3-1 majority, as did Asian-Americans.
但是，近几年来，美国政治出现了强烈的反移民倾向，且在2012年共和党总统提名宣战中扮演了重要角色。奥巴马的连任表明，拉丁裔选民的选票力量十分强大，他们以3比1的绝对多数反对共和党候选人罗姆尼，亚裔也是如此。