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GOP Has “a Very, Very Serious Problem”

November 23, 2008 – 12:09 pm

Latino population distribution in 2000. The population has grown since then. (Wikipedia image)
The decline in Latino support for Republican candidates has some in the party worried. With demographic trends showing an increasingly diverse country, any party that fails to appeal to minorities is going to have trouble winning elections.
For the GOP, Florida is the state [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Colorado, Columbia, Florida, GOP, Immigration, Latino vote, Nevada, New Mexico, Republicans | Comments

Politics of Immigration, or Immigrant Politics?

February 4, 2008 – 9:53 am

During the State of the Union address last week, Pres. Bush’s mention of immigration came largely in the context of border security and illegal entry, his remarks segueing directly into warnings against the threat of terrorism
That’s certainly one way to look at the politics of immigration in this country, as a question of illegals, domestic [...]

By AAdamGlenn | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Border Fence, Columbia, Domestic Security, illegal immigrants, Immigration, Terror | Comments

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