Washington, DC – Another day, another group of prominent voices criticizing Mitt Romney and the Republican Party’s hardline drift on immigration, and the Party’s subsequent hemorrhaging of Latino support. As the following excerpts make clear, the consensus of an increasing number of observers is that Republican Party’s immigration strategy is...
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I’m in Tampa with my colleague, Maribel Hastings covering the Republican National Convention. Here’s our roundup of what happened in immigration yesterday — the sort-of-official-but-mostly-cancelled first day of the RNC: Protesters from Occupy Wall Street, labor, and immigrant groups joined together despite the inclement weather to rally outside the convention:...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice TAMPA, Florida – Para John Sununu, ex gobernador de New Hampshire y uno de los voceros del casi nominado presidencial republicano, Mitt Romney, el que la Convención Nacional Republicana se lleve a cabo en la Florida es indicativo de la importancia...
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Apparent by its party platform, the reins of the Republican Party’s immigration policy are in the hands of hardliners, led by anti-immigrant legal architect Kris Kobach. Ahead of this week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, some prominent Republican politicians, Party strategists, and conservative observers spoke out against the GOP’s...
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Observers Agree: “Demographics is Destiny” for GOP Unless Party Re-Images Itself on Immigration Washington, DC – As evidenced by its party platform, the reins of the Republican Party’s immigration policy are in the hands of hardliners, led by anti-immigrant legal architect Kris Kobach. Ahead of this week’s Republican National Convention...
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Maribel Hastings is a senior adviser to America’s Voice: TAMPA, Florida – Hurricane Isaac shouldn’t be the only thing on Republicans’ minds as they congregate in Tampa this week for the Republican National Convention, which is expected to officially crown Mitt Romney as the party’s candidate for President of...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice TAMPA, Florida – El fenómeno atmosférico Isaac no debería ser la única preocupación de los republicanos congregados en Tampa esta semana al arrancar la Convención Nacional Republicana que el jueves corona oficialmente a Mitt Romney como su candidato a la presidencia...
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In advance of the Republican National Convention next week, the political chatter in recent days has refocused on the importance of the Latino vote in the 2012 election. Mitt Romney apparently now has a goal of winning at least 38% of the Latino vote nationwide–despite all the polls that...
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Romney’s “Just Trust Me” Campaign Just Doesn’t Cut it On Immigration, Especially Given Campaign’s Tacit Approval of Anti-DREAMer Lawsuit This week has seen renewed chatter about the importance of Latino voters to the 2012 elections. Coverage has focused on the news that Mitt Romney’s campaign has a goal of...
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With the news that Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be attending next week’s Republican National Convention, we have compiled a list of convention guests and delegates whose positions on immigration could be described as bad, worse, and worser. As talk show host Carlos Galindo reacted to the Sheriff Arpaio news on Daily...
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