Immigration remains a central issue for millions of Americans this election, but the issue was barely touched at either convention.

Eva Rodriguez, the National Hispanic Evangelical Women's president, said that many Hispanics are confused about this election. Rodriguez gave the closing prayer at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night.

How did you get invited to pray at the convention?

I know they were Googling names. I guess my name came up. I run the women's task of the National Hispanic Leadership Conference. They saw my videos and they also know my husband, Samuel Rodriguez. He's been with McCain a few times and they know each other personally.

Did they ask you to change the prayer at all?

They did not. I sent it in a week prior so they knew what they were getting into.

Do you have any sense of how Hispanic evangelicals will vote this year?

I think we're very confused this year. Out of all the elections, this has been a very difficult one to pick, because we have a brown person ...

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