GOP Anti-Immigration Stance Alienates Conservative Latinos

From Huff Post Latino Voices:

The harsh stand on immigration by some GOP candidates surprises Lionel Sosa, a Republican ad man who calls the rising anti-immigrant rhetoric “grossly insensitive and irresponsible.”

Sosa, who has crafted Latino-targeted campaigns for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and now Newt Gingrich, said the party’s position on the highly contentious issue has taken a dramatic shift.

“The message has gone from immigration is something we should take care of under Ronald Reagan, to immigration is something we should fear,” Sosa said..

He isn’t the only one frustrated by new GOP perspective. Lauro Garza, head of the largest organization of Latino conservatives in Texas, abruptly quit the Republican Party last week, calling the party’s anti-Latino position unbearable. And DeeDee Garcia Blase, the founder of the same organization, Somos Republicans, said she thinks the party has strayed from what she called “Reagan’s unique compassion for immigrants.” Read more….

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