In case you missed, it over the holiday weekend, Mitt Romeny told Iowa caucus voters that he would veto the DREAM Act if elected president. We all knew Romney was running to the far right on immigration in Iowa, but this was his most definitive stance to date.
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Immigration is getting a disproportionate amount of attention in the race for the 2012 presidential nomination and the rhetoric used by candidates is likely to chase voters away, according to organizations supporting what they call "commonsense" immigration reform.
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Mass deportations and no path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants: If you watch the latest Republican presidential candidate debate tonight, that's what most of the candidates' positions would tell you. But that's not how most Americans think that the immigration issue should be resolved, according to new polls released...
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For years, anti-immigrant activists have scared Republican officials into thinking that GOP voters are rabidly anti-immigrant and oppose any candidate who supports common sense reform. The recent ascent of Newt Gingrich, who has weathered attacks from enforcement-only candidate Mitt Romney over his immigration position, demonstrates conclusively that this line...
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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...
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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...
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For years, anti-immigrant activists have scared Republican officials into thinking that GOP voters are rabidly anti-immigrant and oppose any candidate who supports common sense reform. The recent ascent of Newt Gingrich, who has weathered attacks from enforcement-only candidate Mitt Romney over his immigration position, demonstrates conclusively that this line...
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Most American voters believe illegal immigrants should be given a chance to apply for citizenship -- if they meet certain requirements. In addition, just over half of voters like a plan -- floated by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich -- to allow local boards to decide the fate of...
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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.
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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.
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