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Martinez heats up immigration debate

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(follow the link below for the full article) "As national Republican Party conservatives debate whether the party’s tent is big enough for the more progressive leanings of its first African-American chairman, Michael Steele, another Republican leader has reignited his own cause that always threatens to blow the top off the tent.

Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, the former Republican Party chairman who vividly remembers the “variety of names” conservatives called him because of his work on immigrant rights, is readying for another big brawl over the issue.

Right now, months before President Barack Obama is expected to outline his own immigration plan and before Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) decides how to re-engage on the issue — presumably after Obama shows his hand — Martinez is heating up the debate that will stretch his own party’s tolerance for increased immigration and multiculturalism."

Posted on  Wednesday, March 18, 2009By icmaldonado
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