Something was missed at the Republican convention in Florida — immigration reform.<\/p>\n
It was hard to miss the fact that the politicians at the Florida Republican convention were shamelessly wooing Hispanic voters. They handed out Spanish language signs, spoke in Spanish, and slammed Obama\u2019s \u201cYes we can\/ Si se puede\u201d 2008 campaign slogan as being only words, not reality. However, when the dust settled on the convention floor, no one really realized that there was one very important item missing \u2013 immigration reform.<\/p>\n
Not one of the speakers on tap during the convention tackled the floundering issue of comprehensive immigration reform, or mentioned Obama\u2019s executive order staying deportations and granting work permits to DREAMERs. What did delegates think of that glaring omission? Interestingly enough, they thought it was better than the subject was \u201cnot\u201d raised — a rather stunning point of view, considering it is one of the biggest issues in America today, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Something was missed at the Republican convention in Florida — immigration reform. It was hard to miss the fact that the politicians at the Florida Republican convention were shamelessly wooing Hispanic voters. They handed out Spanish language signs, spoke in…<\/span><\/p>\n