Linda Chavez: Progressives and Immigration Reform

Immigration reform legislation is probably dead this year — which, no doubt, pleases some conservatives. But the issue isn’t going away. And if conservatives hope to become the dominant force in American politics, we need to figure out a way to resolve the problem without alienating the country’s fastest growing demographic, Hispanics.

I delivered that message last week to some 10,000 conservatives gathered at the annual CPAC meeting in Washington. The message seemed to resonate among many in the audience — a minority to be sure, but a fairly large one.