The Latino community is a large and integral part of American democracy, comprising more than 10% of the nation’s eligible voters and approximately 8% of its registered voters.  Within specific states, those percentages are even higher.  In Florida and New Mexico, for example, Latino citizens are more than 26% and 38% of eligible voters, respectively.  A number of states have pursued discriminatory voting policies that threaten to undermine the participation of millions of Latino citizens during the 2012 elections.