Jonathan Chait on Migra : Republican elites want to wrest control of their party back from the activist base. They want to dispose of something their voters care about a lot : Migra Reform makes lots of sense to GOP elites and very little sense to Republican voters

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Can the GOP Leadership bend the activists to their will ??

Immigration Reform is a test of the GOP Elites ability to wrest control from the activists. Republican Grassroots activists, not the ones based in Washington were able to repeatedly nominate ultraconservatives in U. S. Congress races over Establishment favorites.

My Comment :

Some Republicans in Washington realize that Racism and Hatred are not the best way to win presidential elections nowadays.

There is another important economic factor : Rich Capitalists and the Wealthy in America know that Latinos, "Illegal Immigrants" or not, are good for their Businesses and Wealth and that kicking Youngsters out of the country is economic madness and harmful in many senses.

New York Magazine
On Immigration, GOP Elites Tell Their Base to Pound Sand
By Jonathan Chait
January 31


On Immigration, GOP Elites Tell Their Base to Pound Sand


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