Bloomberg: Immigration reform key to GOP future

Article author: 
Donna Cassata
Article publisher: 
AP
Article date: 
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Article category: 
National Issues
Medium
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg said Friday that a Republican Party that ignores the nation's Hispanics and balks at immigration overhaul does so at its political peril as Republicans pressured the House GOP to act this year....

While the document has given new hope to immigration proponents, opposition still remains strong in the House, where many Republicans fear granting amnesty to those here illegally, worry about the political fallout in their districts and oppose giving President Barack Obama a long-sought legislative victory....