A Question for the Republican Presidential Debates

Jeff Zeleny: “President Obama’s executive order on immigration won’t ever become the law of the land, it can be reversed with the stroke of a pen by the 45th president. But how likely is it that he — or she — would actually do that? There will be pressure on every 2016 candidate to take a stand on whether they would repeal it and erase the protections afforded to up to 5 million people. Republicans know they are boxed in a bit of a corner. Taking something away from such a large swath of people — even while trying to improve their appeal to Hispanic voters — may be an impossible challenge. Will there be any GOP hopeful who says the president’s order should stand? It would be risky, but likely more realistic.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]Many think the immigration issue forced Republicans so far right in 2012 they could never recover. Romney ended up with just 27% of the Hispanic vote.[/speech_bubble]