As he pushed further and further to the right in his effort to fend off the corps of arch-conservative rivals for his party's presidential nomination, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney probably didn't think some of what he was doing would have much effect in the larger states that will provide... Continue »
Like the ad says, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Simply, what happens in February won't matter much in November. That's when the state will turn into a battleground. And if the past two election cycles -- and results of the 2010 Census -- are... Continue »
Weeks after GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney touted the controversial endorsement of the architect of some of the strictest state immigration laws in the country, the presidential candidate has named a well-known immigration hard-liner as honorary chairman of his California campaign. Continue »
In an interview on Sunday with Univision, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) criticized Mitt Romney's "self-deportation" immigration policy, stating that Republicans should adopt a "very humane approach" to immigration in order to secure Latino voters. Continue »
In his apparently endless effort to write off Latino voters, Mitt Romney's campaign today unveiled the endorsement of former California Governor Pete Wilson (R). Wilson's endorsement joins that of Romney immigration advisor and Alabama/Arizona "papers, please" law architect Kris Kobach and leading congressional mass-deportation champion Rep. Lamar Smith... Continue »
Republican caucus attendees in Nevada chose Mitt Romney to carry their standard (and delegates) in the campaign for the presidential nomination, and all eyes there are now fixed on November's general election. Continue »
With the Nevada caucus behind them, the GOP presidential candidates now turn to Colorado, where they will compete in the sixth nominating contest so far this year. Despite the fact that immigration is not a big issue for most Republican caucus-goers, as in years past, the issue will... Continue »
With the Nevada caucus behind them, the GOP presidential candidates now turn to Colorado, where they will compete in the sixth nominating contest so far this year. Despite the fact that immigration is not a big issue for most Republican caucus-goers, as in years past, the issue will... Continue »
The pragmatism so characteristic of the Midwest is again in evidence as communities adjust to how immigration is changing the nation, in striking contrast with some other parts of the country. But the Midwest has just as big a stake in fixing the nation's broken immigration system as those... Continue »
Mitt Romney's "self-deportation" strategy found another critic over the weekend: John McCain. Yesterday, Al Punto's Jorge Ramos asked McCain about Romney's self-deportation plan. McCain doesn't approve. Continue »