Sunday, November 11, 2012

Another Human Rights Victory On Election Night ...

... was won by immigrants and their advocates.  The Maryland DREAM Act passed, granting in-state tuition to undocumented students in Maryland.  And, more significantly, the surge in Latino support for Democrats in Congress almost ensures the passage of some form of comprehensive immigration reform bill, at long last.

Will Republican support for such a bill reverse the current trend, and bring immigrant voters into the GOP?  Not likely.  Latinos may not be single issue voters, but they are a far more diverse community than conservative stereotyping allows.  Even one of the more GOP-leaning segments of this community, Cuban-Americans, has warmed up to the Democrats.

It's enough to make one think that soon, this will be transformed from a referendum into a reality.

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