Immigration

by David Safier

I'm visiting DC as a tourist, and I stumbled, almost literally, onto a press conference for the National Council of La Raza's "National Latino Advocacy Days." Over 400 Latinos from 31 states came to DC to advocate for a comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. Though the conference room in the House of Representatives' Rayburn Building was packed and overflowing into the hall, most of the advocates were visiting the offices of Representatives and Senators talking about the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

Janet Murguia, president and CEO of NCLR, spoke about the urgent need for immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. "The Latino community will not accept second class status," she said.

(From left to right: Janet Murguia, Esther Reyes, Elizabeth Perez, Mauricio Calvo)

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

I keep seeing reports that the GOP has learned its lesson from the 2012 election, and that it is now prepared to abandon its nativist/racist anti-immigrant bashing ways to appeal to the growing Latino electorate for future elections, or face extinction as a viable political party.

I guess these guys didn't get the memo. Willard "Mittens" Romney aka "Mr. Self-Deport," the GOP nominee for president in 2012, has not changed his position. Mitt Romney: No path to citizenship for illegal immigrants:

Mitt Romney, who blamed much of his loss in the 2012 presidential
campaign on his and his party’s failure to connect with Latino voters,
said Sunday that he remains opposed to providing a path to citizenship
or even permanent residency to illegal immigrants.

“People who have come here illegally should not be given a special
pathway to permanent residency or citizenship in this country merely
because they’ve come here illegally,” Romney said in an interview with
“Fox News Sunday” in his first public comments since the 2012 election.