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"This supposed surge in minority voting has sparked discussions about the GOPs renewed need to draw in minority voters, especially Latinos, usually by agreeing to comprehensive immigration reform. Continuing the Bizarro 2004 theme, Democrats are encouraging the GOP to move leftward, just as the 2004 GOP insisted that Democrats needed to abandon their opposition to the Iraq War, adopt less liberal economics, and shift more to the right on social issues in order to win.
Setting aside completely the sometimes-considerable merits of various immigration reform measures, I think these analyses are off base. First, there are real questions about the degree to which immigration policies -- rather than deeper issues such as income and ideology -- drive the rift between the GOP and Latinos. Remember, passage of Simpson-Mazzoli (The Reagan Amnesty) in 1986 was actually followed two years later by one of the worst GOP showings among Latinos in recent history.".
The Case of the Missing White Voters | RealClearPolitics
Setting aside completely the sometimes-considerable merits of various immigration reform measures, I think these analyses are off base. First, there are real questions about the degree to which immigration policies -- rather than deeper issues such as income and ideology -- drive the rift between the GOP and Latinos. Remember, passage of Simpson-Mazzoli (The Reagan Amnesty) in 1986 was actually followed two years later by one of the worst GOP showings among Latinos in recent history.".
The Case of the Missing White Voters | RealClearPolitics