Virgil Goode glides through the doors of a McDonald’s in Farmville, VA, at 11:52 am and instantly three construction workers …
Immigration
Arizona Ruling Deepens Romney’s Immigration Muddle
A funny thing happened after the Supreme Court handed down a split decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. All the key players won — even the ones who lost. Politics is a festival of spin on a typical day, and its …
Obama vs. Romney on Immigration
From the “no core” division of the Obama campaign’s messaging operation comes this new Web video, essentially a compendium of news reporters carping about Mitt Romney’s evasiveness on immigration policy:
Romney Debuts a Lighter Touch on Immigration
Pare away the tough economic talk and the requisite condemnations of President Obama, and Mitt Romney’s Thursday address at a conference of Latino elected officials in Orlando was a softer moment for a candidate who spent much of …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Univision
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, who wrote a column for TIME last week, interviewed controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio last weekend. Standing against the backdrop of Maricopa County’s infamous outdoor Tent City jail, Arpaio …
Exclusive Interview: Marco Rubio Challenges His Own Party on Latino Outreach
In an interview for the upcoming cover story in TIME, Republican Senator Marco Rubio says he wants his party to adopt a new tone to appeal to Latino voters. Excerpts of that conversation follow.
Obama’s Christmas-Tree-Lighting Immigration Sermon
Between Kermit the Frog’s antics and the christening of a new National Christmas Tree Thursday night, you may have missed the moment President Obama preached on immigration reform. And unlike his Thanksgiving address that did …
Mitt Romney’s Nuanced Evolution on Immigration
It’s well known that Mitt Romney has changed his position on certain issues over time: cap-and-trade, abortion, gay rights, gun control. In all of these areas Romney toed (or leapt) rightward as he transitioned from the politics of blue Massachusetts to the national stage. But—beyond unceasing allegations of general …
The GOP’s Fraught Relationship with Federalism
In the pitched battle for the Republican presidential nomination, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney are both crusading against a modern-day conservative heresy that the other enacted as governor. For Romney, the well-trodden issue of his health care overhaul in Massachusetts and subsequent changes he made to his campaign book after Obama …
Rick Perry’s Complicated Relationship with Latinos
In San Antonio on June 23, Rick Perry addressed the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials’ annual meeting. He was optimistic, focused on Texas’ booming economy, and reminded the crowd – Republicans …
Newt Gingrich Courts Hispanic Voters
Hispanics are not a typical target demographic for Republicans seeking a presidential nomination. Rather, since at least 2007, GOP candidates tend to jump all over each other to prove that they will take a tougher, no-amnesty line on immigration. But Newt Gingrich is breaking from the pack.
The Awkward Republican Coalition
Even before Osama bin Laden got whacked, some smart people declared that 2012 election would be a crashing bore because Barack Obama is likely to coast to re-election. I don’t think it’s so obvious. But even if we do see a …
What Haley Barbour Didn’t Tell Fox News: He Lobbied For Mexico On “Amnesty”
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour made the case Sunday on Fox News that his career as a high-powered federal lobbyist for domestic corporations and foreign governments would be an asset if he ran for President in 2012.
I can tell you what we did when I was there. We represented Switzerland. We represented Macedonia because the Clinton
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