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Getting immigration right: a headache and a half for the GOP.(PUBLIC POLICY)(Grand Old Party)
National Review
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October 08, 2007 |
Ponnuru, Ramesh |
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Immigration poses a serious political problem for Republicans. The problem isn't that it deeply divides them--although it does. It's that neither side in the intra-party debate has a viable political strategy for dealing with immigration.
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Each side thinks it does, of course. George W. Bush has followed a pretty consistent strategy in Texas and Washington. It has been to court Hispanic voters, and even more to avoid alienating them. He has rarely made a peep against racial preferences or official bilingualism, and has always advertised his support for high immigration levels. Since 2004, he has also supported what he calls ...
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