"Legal status for undocumented workers, over the long run, might prove unpersuasive to Hispanic communities demanding full recognition and legitimacy under the law, much as civil-union laws have failed to satisfy advocates of same-sex marriage. It's not just about being legal; it's also about dignity."

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From an article of Nate Cohn in The New Republic : "Jeb Bush's Plan to Win Over Latinos Won't Work" - Jeb Bush offers a plan for "resolving immigration issues for the long term" and making gains among Hispanic voters. "It is not a persuasive plan."

Excerpt :

"As I've argued before, the GOP needs to do a lot more than just appeal to Latinos. But if the party is serious about winning them over, then "Immigration Wars" is not the right strategy. The fact that it was written by Jeb Bush—a respected establishment figure and potential 2016 candidate with Latino credentials and centrist appeal—makes it that much worse, threatening to convince other reform-minded Republicans that this ineffectual "plan" to reform immigration and win Latinos is somehow the best the party can do."

The New Republic
Jeb Bush's Plan to Win Over Latinos Won't Work
By Nate Cohn
March 5, 2013

Jeb Bush's Plan to Win Over Latinos Won't Work

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