Washington Learns a New Language; Immigration Reform  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8821 (Feb. 2013), page 27-28.
Topik: Immigration Policy; Aliens; Politics; Political Parties; Reforms

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The growing power of immigrants in American politics was not just seen this week, but heard. As a cross-party group of senators unveiled an immigration reform plan on January 28th, including a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal residents, two of their number turned to the cameras and delivered long statements in Spanish. One was a liberal Democrat, Robert Menendez of New Jersey. The second was Marco Rubio of Florida, a tea-party hero and likely contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. While conceding that it would be unfair if lawbreakers secured papers ahead of migrants who had obeyed the rules--a key complaint of conservatives opposed to previous amnesty plans--Mr Rubio spoke warmly of his own immigrant family. He pointed to the 11m migrants in America without papers, an overwhelming majority of whom had come seeking a better life, just like "our parents and grandparents". America, he said, needed laws that were responsible but "humane". Mr Rubio's plea for compassion contrasted with the 2012 Republican presidential primary, during which candidates vied to denounce immigration plans that smacked of amnesty.

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