Last week's Republican-backed Hispanic Leadership Network conference in South Florida overflowed with chatter about how the GOP needs to improve its positioning with Latino voters. Amidst all the discussion, however, few voices at the conference admitted the simple truth that appealing to Latino voters will not simply require...
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In response to a recent Roll Call article calling out the nativist lobby, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith wrote a letter to the editor making a series of claims—many of which he's been making for the last 20 years—which simply don't stack up to the facts. These...
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Jan 18, 2011
Republican speakers at a conference on reaching Hispanic voters urged the party to tone down its rhetoric on immigration and to take up comprehensive reform in Congress, warning that the party could lose ground with the country's increasingly diverse citizenry if it doesn't.
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Republicans, riding high in Washington and in most state capitals, are sitting on a time bomb: immigration.
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Jan 15, 2011
Jeb Bush was preaching to the choir, but the message was meant to resonate far beyond the stately Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
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Today, in Miami, the Republican-backed Hispanic Leadership Network hosted a conference to "provide a unique opportunity for center-right leaders to speak with—and more importantly listen to—the Hispanic community," according to conference co-chair Jeb Bush.
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Republicans would be "incredibly stupid" to ignore the fastest-growing population of voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a conference of Hispanic Republicans Friday, particularly if they hope to recapture the White House.
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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has a new title: Republican ambassador to Latino voters.
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Buenos Días from Miami! Maribel Hastings and I are here reporting for America's Voice on the Hispanic Leadership Network Inaugural Conference. According to the Hispanic Leadership Network, the reason for this forum is to find a path forward for the GOP with Latino Voters and to "strengthen the bonds...
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Jan 13, 2011
Poll after poll shows that Americans believe in strong border security and in bringing undocumented immigrants out of the shadows. For example, 81 percent of Americans favor legalizing undocumented immigrants, according to a CNN poll.
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