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Weiner believes the road to a new comprehensive immigration law is sure to be bumpy, but not impossible, to travel - especially with Obama's leadership.

"If we learned something in previous elections it's that immigration was not the toxic issue many thought it was," Weiner said referring to the slew of anti-immigration candidates rejected by voters in recent elections.

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Actually, opinion polls show time and time again that the majority of the American people favor a fair and compassionate immigration reform law with a path to citizenship.

Recent polling conducted by the Benenson Strategy Group shows that - despite conventional wisdom to the contrary - even Republican voters overwhelmingly support comprehensive reform, reject enforcement-only approaches and believe reform will help the economy.

"As the Republican Party wrestles with how to repair its brand image with Latino voters and independents, it's instructive that most self-identified Republican voters want the same policy fix as all Americans," said Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, a pro-immigration reform group.

"Whether it's Republican voters or others," Sharry said, "the small but vocal minority of anti-immigration die-hards is overwhelmed by the number of people wanting a practical solution."

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