Immigration Politics: Republican Anti-Immigration Stance Bodes Peril

Another look at the dynamics of the Republican politics of immigration

Republican Anti-Immigration Stance Bodes Peril: Albert Hunt - Bloomberg: "Republicans, riding high in Washington and in most state capitals, are sitting on a time bomb: immigration.

There’s a division coursing through the party; many of the Tea Party types and social conservatives believe the tough-on- immigration posture paid dividends in the November congressional elections and want to ratchet up the pressure. Congressional leaders want to put the issue on the back burner." Jan. 16, 2011