When Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said in a November debate that undocumented immigrants who have deep roots in the United States should have a chance to legally work in the United States, some jaws dropped. Continue »
A Latino Decisions/impreMedia poll released Monday reveals significant roadblocks to Republicans picking up a greater share of the Latino vote in 2012. A trio of factors are working against the GOP as it seeks to boost its standing with Latino voters, two thirds of whom supported President Obama in... Continue »
At Saturday night's Republican presidential debate, most of the candidates continued to demonstrate how out of step they are with the public's wishes on immigration. As new Fox News polling makes clear, Mitt Romney and other candidates espousing mass deportation positions appeal to a very narrow sliver of... Continue »
The Republican presidential candidates all vowed during Saturday night's GOP debate in Iowa to crack down on illegal immigration, but a split emerged over whether to deport all illegal immigrants already in the country. Continue »
Mitt Romney has taken a hard-line position on immigration reform of late. But, apparently, he's got a top secret plan to deal with the issue. Continue »
Immigration reform may be going nowhere in Congress, but that hasn't stopped the volatile issue from heating up the Republican presidential primary in surprising ways. So far, it has severely damaged the once-promising candidacy of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, generated debate over the specter of deadly electric fences at... Continue »
There are many flashpoints between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney as they battle for the Republican presidential nomination. Most of them are about character or leadership: Who can beat President Obama? Who's the real conservative? Continue »
We know we sound like a broken record, but three new polls demonstrate, again, that the Republican presidential contenders are mostly far afield of where the public is on immigration. Continue »
When new GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich recently advocated a "humane" approach to addressing illegal immigrants in America, some conservatives questioned whether it would fatally damage the former House Speaker's campaign. Continue »
Likely Republican caucus-goers ardently oppose illegal immigration, but a poll conducted last month found largely accommodating views on legal immigration. Forty-one percent of those surveyed favored increased opportunities for legal immigrants to enter the U.S. workforce, and another 29 percent could live with it. Continue »