Thread: Immigration Reform: The Views of Local Gurus

Immigration Reform: The Views of Local Gurus

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20956

by Jennifer Rubin
Posted: 06/04/2007

Since news of the Bush immigration reform proposal crafted with assistance of Senators McCain, Kyl and Kennedy broke MSM pundits and conservative commentators alike have been buzzing about the terms of the deal and its affect on the 2008 presidential race. Is it the best bipartisan deal conservatives can hope for or a recipe for disaster? Will this make or break Senator McCain’s presidential prospects? HUMAN EVENTS ventured outside the Beltway to get the views of local gurus and GOP state chairmen from Maryland to California and many places in between.

How important is immigration?

Tina Benkiser says that in Texas “no matter where I go in the state the immigration issue is brought up every time.â€

[quote]Some state chairmen declined comment, perhaps out of deference to the Republican President. “They want to support the President on this, but need to be convinced those who’ve broken the law are not being given a passâ€