The issue of immigration continues to be definitional for the Republican presidential contest. Just this weekend: On CNN's "Face the Nation" Sunday, 2008 presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) offered this advice to the Republican field: "The Republican Party has to discuss in as humane a way as...
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While analysts try to make sense of the political implications of the ongoing Republican presidential primary dustup over immigration, conventional wisdom seems to be that Republican voters are relentlessly hard line on immigration matters. Polls that present false choices over immigration only serve to confirm that analysis. ...
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The news that a visiting Japanese employee of Honda's plant in Lincoln, Alabama was stopped and received a citation under a provision of the state's "papers, please" immigration law is further indication that the worst-in-the-nation immigration law is devastating Alabama's reputation. On the heels of a similar story,...
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The news that a visiting Japanese employee of Honda's plant in Lincoln, Alabama was stopped and received a citation under a provision of the state's "papers, please" immigration law is further indication that the worst-in-the-nation immigration law is devastating Alabama's reputation. On the heels of a similar story,...
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While Newt Gingrich does not have the right policy answer on how to fix our broken immigration system, his recent immigration remarks have helped isolate the key question that fellow GOP candidates like Mitt Romney and Rick Perry were hoping to avoid – what to do about the 11...
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Over the past several months, the controversy around DHS' Secure Communities deportation program has grown exponentially as advocates for immigrants and victims of crime, state governors and law enforcement professionals, and even a DHS-appointed task force arrived at a serious conclusion: the program may claim to improve community safety,...
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On a press call today, experts in Latino politics and public opinion discussed the recent back and forth over immigration in the Republican presidential primary contest and helped to put the debate over immigration into its proper policy and political context. The speakers were unanimous in two assessments...
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On a press call today, experts in Latino politics and public opinion discussed the recent back and forth over immigration in the Republican presidential primary contest and helped to put the debate over immigration into its proper policy and political context. The speakers were unanimous in two assessments...
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