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GOP Opposition to Immigration Reform Weakens

March 20, 2013 at 9:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Republican opposition to legalizing the status of millions of illegal immigrants is crumbling in the nation’s capital as leading lawmakers in the party scramble to halt eroding support among Hispanic voters — a shift that is providing strong momentum for an overhaul of immigration laws,” the New York Times reports.

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