Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today spoke to the Hispanic Leadership Network forum in Miami about immigration policy and politics. He called on his fellow Republicans to change their immigration rhetoric and criticized Democrats for what he characterized as politicizing the issue. The following is a statement from...
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We were in the room for Senator Marco Rubio's speech today in Miami, Florida at the Hispanic Leadership Network Conference. During the speech, two brave DREAMers interrupted Senator Rubio asking why he doesn't support undocumented immigrants.
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The Tuesday night Florida GOP primary is fast approaching, and the leading Republican contenders keep outdoing each other on who is more anti-immigrant. The funny thing is that they're both fatootsed -- mostly with each other -- when anyone calls them anti-immigrant.
It's ridiculous.
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On Wednesday, Mitt Romney told Univision's Jorge Ramos that he wasn't Mexican-American. The next day, Mitt Romney told CNN debate watchers that he was the son of immigrants and "My father was born in Mexico." He's conveniently Mexican-American now.
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Mitt Romney says he would veto the DREAM Act, while Newt Gingrich says he would weaken it.
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There are a few days left until the Florida primary and Senator Marco Rubio –- Florida's anti-immigrant golden boy -- is on it. He's the GOP's choice candidate for Vice President, thinking once again that just because he has a Latino last name, he'll be able to deliver the...
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Republicans strenuously avoid talking about immigration whenever anyone is looking for a real solution, but eagerly exploit the issue when they need Latino votes.
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While economic issues are of paramount importance to Latino voters, just like all Americans, the issue of immigration remains a defining, threshold issue for this fast-growing group of voters. The hardline immigration stances abounding in the Republican primary season are putting Latino voters further out of reach for the...
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The DREAM Act cannot be cut up and divided. There is only ONE DREAM Act and it's a common sense piece of legislation. The only politicians we know that want to veto or change it are anti-immigrant.
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Given that Latino voters across the country view immigration as a defining, threshold issue and noting how Mitt Romney has embraced a hardline immigration stance, it may surprise some observers that Romney continues to poll ahead of other candidate alternatives among Florida Latinos in the upcoming primary election.
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