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A Texas-Sized Silence as Immigration Talks Ramp Up 2/9/13
Associated Press
February 9, 2013
AUSTIN - With nearly 2 million illegal immigrants and a
1,200-mile border with Mexico, Texas has more at stake than most states in the
renewed push to overhaul the nation's immigration system.
Yet so far, Gov. Rick Perry and Republicans who control the Legislature have
been sitting this debate out.
As President Barack Obama and Congress put immigration reform back on the
table, there's been a silence from Texas Republicans who made illegal
immigration a big part of their agenda just two years ago. When Perry delivered
his State of the State recently, glaringly absent in the 37-minute speech was
any mention of the issue.
Republicans say a shift nationally in how the party views immigration is
trickling down to the states. The GOP is eager to attract more Hispanic voters.