Mitt Romney’s bad week with Latinos continued today when Republican Gov. Sue Martinez of New Mexico  attacked his anti-immigrant policies in Newsweek: “‘Self-deport?’ What the heck does that mean?” Martinez snaps. “I have no doubt Hispanics have been alienated during this campaign. But now there’s an opportunity for Gov. Romney to have a sincere...
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Republican Latino operatives have been making the rounds of Spanish-language media arguing that President Obama has been terrible on immigration because of his record number of deportations over the last two years. You would naturally expect political hitters exploiting this theme to say that Mitt Romney would follow a different path. The problem for...
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  Mitt Romney told a private meeting of wealthy Republicans Sunday that he intends to support Sen. Marco Rubio’s “Fake DREAM Act”. Romney has had trouble convincing high-level donors that he is likely to unseat President Obama because of his alienation of Latino voters. Romney told the group that “We’re going to be able...
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Mitt Romney, who until last week was campaigning as the hardest-liner on the immigration issue, saw the polls showing him getting trounced by President Obama among Latinos. Romney shook the Etch-A-Sketch and turned himself into a defender of immigrants calling out the president for failing to get immigration reform through Congress. Here is what...
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Arizona’s notoriously anti-immigrant Governor Jan Brewer endorsed Mitt Romney today. Romney has a large lead in the Arizona primary, so Brewer’s endorsement was not needed to win the state. Romney wanted Brewer’s backing to appeal to anti-immigrant voters in states like Alabama where she is viewed as a hero. Romney wrote off the Latino...
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Albor Ruiz has an interesting piece in the Daily News on the harm Mitt Romney has done to his prospects by accumulating endorsements from the anti-immigrant crowd. Here are a few excerpts: Does Mitt Romney have a death wish? If not, what explanation could there be for him seeking the endorsement of Pete Wilson,...
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Kris Kobach, Mitt Romney’s top immigration advisor, will appear on a panel with a White Nationalist leader at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday. Robert Vandervoort, who’ll share the stage with Kobach, helped put out the American Renaissance journal devoted to the preservation of the white race. The Romney campaign seems dedicated...
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The Press-Register, one of Alabama’s largest newspapers, has a biting editorial on Mitt Romney’s top immigration advisor Kris Kobach. Kobach is the author of the anti-immigrant laws in Arizona, South Carolina, and Alabama. Here’s the Press-Register’s take on Kobach: ALABAMA ALLOWED itself to be used as a guinea pig on illegal immigration so that...
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The Obama campaign begins hitting back at Mitt Romney today on the extreme immigration stand the Republican front-runner has taken. Using as a surrogate Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the campaign will paint Romney’s position as  “beyond the pale.” Villaraigosa will tell the National Association of Latino elected Officials (NALEO) today that “For the...
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Mitt Romney’s attempt to carpet bomb his opposition turned off enough Midwestern voters to hand Rick Santorum victories in Missouri and Minnesota. While the votes are still being counted, Romney is behind by at least 20 percent in each state. In Colorado, Santorum won a surprise victory for a complete sweep tonight. Romney did...
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