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Sane Immigration Reform on Tap?

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09-13-2009, 12:02 AM
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the immigration issue, despite being red meat for some conservatives, has mostly been an electoral bust for the right. In 20 of 22 competitive House and Senate races last November, the candidates favoring greater immigration reform -- generally Democrats -- defeated their harder-line opponents, according to an analysis by America's Voice, a pro-reform group.

Those results, which followed similar outcomes in the 2006 congressional elections, should give centrist and swing-state Democrats some assurance that a vote for a sensible immigration policy is not a career-ender.
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If Republicans hope to reverse what could be a generational shift of Hispanic voters to the Democrats, they won't get there by bashing whatever immigration reform legislation emerges in the Senate. Moderates, at least, will have to rebrand themselves, and immigration reform is a perfect opportunity.
Original Article - Washington Post
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09-16-2009, 09:11 AM
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Thanks! He makes excellent points, but I don't see some hard line Republicans changing their stance on immigration to draw more Hispanic voters. But if those up for reelection want to keep their seats, they will have tone down all of this racist, anti-reform rhetoric.
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