Election puts spotlight on immigration reform
Politico
November 8, 2012
Top Republicans are signaling for the first time in five years that the party will get serious about immigration reform . . . The renewed interest in tackling the issue, if sustained, would represent a fundamental shift for Republicans, who allowed conservative firebrands to set the agenda on immigration . . . “It’s clear to me, if Republicans are going to have the opportunity to be in the majority, we clearly have to determine how we deal with minority and Latino voters,” said Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran . . . read more
The GOP’s immigration and Hispanic debacles
Editorial
Wall Street Journal
November 7, 2012
Had Mr. Romney matched Mr. Bush’s Hispanic percentage, he could have netted an additional million votes or more, or nearly half of Barack Obama’s popular margin on Tuesday. Those votes might have made a difference in states with large Hispanic populations such as New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Florida and even Virginia, all of which Mr. Bush won and Mr. Romney lost. That’s something the broken-hearted GOP should ponder as they try to make sense of their defeat . . . read more
Can Marco Rubio save the GOP on immigration?
Politico
November 9, 2012
All eyes are on Rubio to help lead his party out of the political abyss with Hispanic voters . . . Rubio seems likely to approach potential immigration talks from a biographical standpoint – the son of working-class, Cuban-born parents . . . “He is well-positioned to be a leader on this issue – but it will take courage and he can’t do it alone,” said Alfonso Aguilar, executive director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles . . . read more
Haley Barbour urges immigration reform
Politico
November 8, 2012
Haley Barbour . . . said the GOP should embrace immigration reform . . . “We not only need Ph.Ds in science and technology, we need skilled workers and we need unskilled workers. And we need to have an immigration policy that is good economic policy . . . read more
Sean Hannity: I’ve evolved on immigration
Washington Post
November 8, 2012
Fox News’ Sean Hannity told his radio listeners Thursday that he’s “evolved” on immigration and thinks undocumented immigrants without criminal records should have a “pathway to citizenship” . . . read more
