A first-time Latino voter in Arizona is keeping her eye on one issue: health care.

The top issue for one Arizona first-time voter? Health care. [The World immigration] '“It goes far beyond the issues people typically associate with Latinos.' This November will be the first time Adela Diaz — an 18-year-old, third-generation Mexican American from Arizona — will be able to vote in a presidential election. What the candidates include in their health care plans will help Diaz decide how to cast her vote in Arizona’s March 17 Democratic primary, she said. This year, Latino voters like Diaz are projected to be the biggest minority voting bloc in the country, surpassing black voters for the first time. In Arizona, Latinos make up about a third of the population and about a fourth of the electorate, one of the highest rates in the nation, according to the Pew Research Center. In the 2018 midterm, a surge in Latino voters in the state tipped a hotly contested Senate seat from Republican to Democrat. [The top issue for one Arizona first-time voter? Health care.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Plus, here are a few more stories you might have missed: [For overseas voters, a primary of their own]( US citizens who live abroad and are registered under the Democratic Party will be able to cast their ballots in the Democrats Abroad primary, a little-known vote that could sway election results. [US researchers on edge as foreign funding comes under increased scrutiny]( A clash has cropped up between the academic mission of sharing knowledge and national security. [Trump administration retaliates against states trying to lessen use of immigrant detention]( The United States runs the world’s biggest immigration detention system. A new law in California is trying to shrink it with mixed results. [In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in November]( Last weekend, young Latinos gathered in Houston, Texas, to hear from presidential candidates. Their message? To win in November and turn Texas purple, candidates need to prioritize voters of color. Thanks for joining us! — Marnette Federis, education editor [The World FB]( [The World Twitter]( [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( The World from PRX and WGBH.