politico.com
Immigration was, until recently, an issue likely to cause only Republicans political heartburn. With the party’s Big Business factions battling its increasingly vocal secure-the-borders grass-roots advocates, immigration looked like an internal GOP squabble that had little electoral upside.
That now seems like ancient history.
Immigration is emerging as an issue that is resonating with independent voters — the very ones who carried Democrats to landslide victories in 2006, winning control of the House and Senate. And it’s presenting Democratic candidates with the challenge of how to discuss an issue they’re not used to being defensive about.
Posted by tyne at December 4, 2007