Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Rubio’s DREAM puts Mitt in a bind - Manu Raju - POLITICO.com - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has thrust himself into the raging illegal immigration debate, proposing a plan that would create a path to legal status for children of illegal immigrants — putting him at odds with an immoveable wing of the Republican Party on this issue. It’s a risky move for a potential vice presidential candidate, and it puts presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in a pickle as he may have to decide whether to back an immigration plan rolled out by one of the party’s rising Hispanic stars, or stick to the strident anti-illegal immigrant positions he staked out during the Republican primary.
Alabama Digs a Deeper Hole - NYTimes.com - Editorial - A new legislative session has given Alabama lawmakers an opportunity to repeal the cruel, destructive and embarrassing immigration law they passed last year — the worst in the nation. It looks as if they’re blowing it. -- Alabama’s leaders seemed hardly bothered last year when civil-rights and immigrant advocates said H.B. 56 was a mistake. They maintain that today. “The essence of the law will not change,” Mr. Bentley said recently. The governor and his fellow Republicans have a colossal mess to clean up — one of their own making. They should learn from Mississippi, where the Legislature looked over at Alabama’s disgrace and this month allowed a similar bill to die.
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