Even as Republicans have joined the push for comprehensive immigration reform, a major obstacle stands between the party and winning new support from Hispanics: President Obama.
A new Pew Research Center/USA Today survey released Thursday shows that more than seven in 10 Hispanics approve of the job the president is doing overall, and more than six in 10 Hispanics approve of Obama’s handling of immigration. Both numbers represent sharp turnarounds from 2011, and both are problems for the Republican Party. [cont.]
Sean Sullivan, Washington Post