The Political Inevitability of Immigration Reform
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Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Having helped power President BarackObama to victory over Mitt Romney, Hispanic voters are suddenlythe “it” demographic in U.S. politics.
Hispanics made up 10 percent of the total vote and gaveObama almost three votes for every one earned by Romney. Obamamay even have won a majority among Florida’s Cuban voters, whowere once a Republican mainstay. With more than 60,000 Hispanicsturning 18 every month between now and 2016, we doubt manyRepublicans are still in denial about the demographic holethey’ve dug for themselves. The question is, what will they doabout it?