Failed GOP Wedge Strategy on Immigration, More of the Same
**America's Voice Telephonic Press Conference, Wed. January 28th**
Resources:
Memo on Pre-Election Polling in Swing Districts:
http://americasvoiceonline.org/page/-/Preelectionattitudes.pdfBackgrounder on Numbers USA, FAIR, and Center for Immigration Studies:
http://www.americasvoiceonline.org/disturbingtruth
America's Voice Memo to Congress Summarizing AV Election Analysis:
http://www.americasvoiceonline.org/ElectionMemo
America's Majority Report on the End of the Wedge Strategy on Immigration
(not an America's Voice publication):
Advisory:
Washington, DC - Following the 2008 elections, notable Republican strategists and politicians such as John McCain and Karl Rove stated that Republicans must change their approach to immigration policy in order to rehabilitate their tarnished brand among Latino voters. However, anti-immigrant leaders have crafted an alternate view of reality that they are pitching to the GOP. They will unveil their strategy at an event this Thursday at the National Press Club.
On Wednesday, January 28th at 1:30 PM, leading immigration and political analysts Andres Ramirez of NDN, Frank Sharry of America's Voice, and Clarissa Martinez of NCLR will join a telephonic conference call to discuss the results of the 2008 elections and what they mean for the Republican Party's strategy on immigration reform and outreach to Latino voters. They will be joined by Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center, who will share her research about the organizations and panelists planning an anti-immigration event at the National Press Club on Thursday. The Thursday event, entitled "Immigration and Future of the Republican Party," will feature the virulently anti-immigration views of political commentators Bay Buchanan and James Pinkerton, and extremists Peter Brimelow and Marcus Epstein.
In order to set the stage for Thursday's event, we thought we would offer some facts and some analysis relevant to one of the most important demographic and electoral dynamics in American politics.
WHAT: Experts to Discuss GOP Immigration Strategy, Extremists' Claims About Immigration in 2008 Cycle
WHO:
Heidi Beirich, Director of Research and Special Projects, Intelligence Project of SPLC
Clarissa Martinez, Director of Immigration and National Campaigns, NCLR
Andres Ramirez, Vice President of Hispanic Programs, NDN
Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America's Voice
WHEN: Wednesday January 28th at 1:30 PM Eastern
For more information, please contact Paco Fabián at (202) 412-9969, pfabian@americasvoiceonline.org.
Silent No More
Marxavi Angel Martinez came to America at the age of 3 with her parents. The family came to the U.S. on valid visas but stayed in America after establishing a good life for their family. Angel has never known a life outside of the United States. Read More
