Latino Voter Registration Party in support of President Obama (Creative Commons)

This year, the 2012 Election Eve Poll released on Tuesday demonstrated a shift, with 59 percent identifying the economy and jobs as the single most important issue. 

Immigration came in second at 35 percent, though the number had significantly reduced, and understandably so - since 2011, the President has taken executive action in reforming immigration, a bold move considering he did not consult with an infamously divided Congress. 

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"It seems the president has put election-year politics above responsible policies,” said Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Founding Principal of Latino Decisions, Matt Barreto, however, said that the issues of immigration and the economy were "consistent" and "on equal footing." 

Obama's executive action also came after deporting more illegal immigrants in one term than any other president. (George W. Bush has a cumulative total of two million over his two-term presidency).

Compared to  Mitt Romney, though, whose hard-line stance grew increasingly controversial through such decisions as his rejection of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's GOP DREAM Act Proposal, the president may have won in effort.

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"In contrast to Romney, the President showed courage," wrote Frank Sharry, Founder of America's Voice.

"Romney, just in terms of policy, has been on the wrong side of issue for Latinos," Barreto said. "During the Republican Primary, he completely moved to the right and said all sorts of things that ranged from idiotic to offensive."

Barreto cited "an overwhelming percentage of Latinos [who] support raising taxes on the wealthy" as another reason for the opposition against Romney.

Barreto said that there was a substantial surge in support and enthusiasm for Obama after his reform announcements.

"I think if he's elected, it'll be because of a very high Latino voter turnout," he said.

The head of Latino Decisions also said that the founding principle of the organization was to convey accurate data in the face of "faulty data" that was "completely misrepresenting and generalizing" of the electorate. 

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"Every national survey that’s been conducted don’t make an effort to get Latino voters," he said.  

Education and healthcare were two other issues identified as most important by Latino voters.

61 percent of voters said that Obamacare should be left in place. This remains relatively consistent with last year's results, which showed 49 percent believed that the healthcare reform bill should be left as law. Overall approval for the bill has increased, with the percentage of poll-takers who wanted it to be repealed dropping by six points this year. 

42 percent favored instituting higher taxes and spending cuts to decrease the deficit, 30 percent more than those who only wanted spending cuts. 

66 percent said that they thought the government should ensure health insurance for all, while 25 percent said that people should provide their own coverage.  

According to the Kitsap Sun, the Election Eve Poll interviews were conducted via telephone with 5,600 Latinos who had either already voted or were certain to vote in the presidential election. All interviews took place between November 1st and 5th. 

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Results are being released in waves throughout the day. All state and national survey results will be available after 8 p.m. PST.

See the most updated results here.

Reach Assistant News Editor Michelle Toh here.