%0 Journal Article %A Lavariega Monforti, Jessica %A McGlynn, Adam J. %T Assessing latin@ public opinion on foreign affairs and its potential impact on the 2012 presidential election %D 2012 %@ 1889-5611 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/19565 %X As the Latin@ population of the United States grows and the “Sleeping Giant” is expected to play a more significant role in the nation’s elections and governance more attention must be paid to the factors influencing Latin@ public opinion and political behavior on a myriad of issues. While there is a growing literature addressing Latin@ partisanship and opinion on issues such as morality and social welfare programs, there is a dearth of information regarding their opinion on foreign affairs and policy outside of Latin America. We review the limited studies that exist examining Latin@ opinion on policy issues and then explain why this can and will matter in Latin@ voting behavior and finally, using data from the 2006 Pew Hispanic Center survey on Latin@s and Religion in the U.S., we explain how such factors as religion, country of origin and ideology influence Latin@ public opinion on foreign affairs demonstrating a need for much greater study in this area. %K Public opinion %K Voting behavior %K Latinos %K Foreign affairs %K Foreign policy %K Religion %K U.S. Presidential Elections %K Israel %K Palestine %K War in Iraq %K Opinión pública %K Comportamiento electoral %K Relaciones exteriores %K Política exterior %K Elecciones presidenciales en los Estados Unidos %K Palestina %K Guerra de Irak %~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala