Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) conceded on Monday that Republicans will not win one new Hispanic voter over by passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Republicans say they’ve learned their lesson from November’s drubbing: If they want to win the support of Hispanics, they’ll need to bend on immigration.1
On Tuesday, Coffman spoke on the record at a hearing of the Immigration and Border Security sub-commission of the Judiciary Committee “addressing the immigration status of illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.”
Two of Colorado's most prominent Republicans pushed varying messages Tuesday on how to achieve comprehensive immigration reform to a House subcommittee — a rift that exemplifies the uphill battle the issue has in getting accomplished before the end of the year.
Speaking to religious conservatives Friday, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that welcoming immigrants to the United States will be an economic boon because they are hard-working, family-oriented and “more fertile.”