What Went Down At The Univision Democratic Debate

A Univision poll displayed in Spanish during the last commercial break showed that the third-most-important issue for women was abortion. A 2014 Pew survey showed that while a majority of Hispanics (56 percent) identify as Democrats, a majority of 53 percent also believe abortion should be made illegal in all or most circumstances.

The moderator pressed Clinton to commit to not deporting children because in the past, she has consistently declined to rule it out. “I would give every person, but particularly children, due process and have their story told,” Clinton has said, according to the Daily Beast, using language very similar to what she used tonight in her initial pass at the question. “And a lot of children will of course have very legitimate stories under our law to be able to stay.”

This debate has made it clear that both Clinton and Sanders want to get to the left of each other on immigration. Not only do Hispanics make up a substantial proportion of the Democratic vote in Florida, but Latinos have shown a willingness to adjust their opinions of politicians based upon their immigration stances. President Obama, for instance, saw a 12 percentage point bounce in his approval rating after signing an executive order offering temporary legal status to immigrants here illegally in 2014. Other Americans barely shifted their view of Obama during the same period, suggesting there was no penalty for Obama for his actions.