GOP draws line on immigration

Next week we will see what the Democrats have on their platform, this is what the Republicans have on theirs.   - - Donna Poisl

by Daniel González and Bob Ortega

Republican leaders have endorsed an immigration-platform plank for next week’s GOP convention that supports Arizona-style laws aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.

The move likely will appeal to conservatives but could alienate Hispanics at a time when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to woo Latino voters.

The immigration plank, which says “state efforts to reduce illegal immigration must be encouraged, not attacked,” was modified late Tuesday to reflect a tougher tone at the urging of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, according to the Hill, a Washington, D.C., newspaper that covers Capitol Hill.
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