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Unfortunately for Republicans, Latinos know the difference between a dream and a nightmare
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/11/4483074/gop-attempt-to-woo-latinos-wont.htmlGOP attempt to woo Latinos won't work
By CHRIS ZEPEDA-MILLAN
Last modified: 2012-05-11T12:11:33Z
Published: Friday, May. 11, 2012 - 5:11 am
Republicans are busy promoting Florida Sen. Marco Rubio because they know they have a big problem courting Latinos, a voting bloc that Timemagazine recently predicted could decide the next presidential election.
Most Latinos are in no mood to vote Republican after Mitt Romney refused to support in-state tuition for students who arrived here as infants with their undocumented parents and after he urged "self-deportation."
Most Latinos are in no mood to vote Republican after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law that granted local police the authority to check the citizenship status of people who "look illegal."
Most Latinos are in no mood to vote Republican after Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a law that echoed Arizona's and then went even further, depriving undocumented people of any public benefits whatsoever.