Op-Ed: Amnesty will not win Hispanic votes for Republicans

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Though many Republicans will not publicly admit it, their support for the so-called “immigration reform” under way in Congress is based on the notion that an amnesty for illegal aliens — most of whom are Hispanic — is about the only way to endear the Republican Party to Hispanics, especially in the wake of the stinging failure to capture the presidency last year.

Of course, the official sales pitch is that the “reform” will make our immigration laws respectable again. But neither the official pitch nor the ulterior motive makes sense.

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