Democratic lawmaker (Rep.Gutierrez) rips Romney for his stance on immigration

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/204359-rep-gutierrez-rips-romney-for-immigration-hard-line

A leading House Democrat hammered Mitt Romney on Monday for his positions on illegal immigration.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Capitol Hill's most vocal proponent of immigrant rights, said Romney, the front-runner in the GOP presidential primaries, has "gone way too far" to cater to conservatives on the thorny issue—a move that will backfire in states with significant Latino populations, the Illinois Democrat warned.

“There is no route to the White House that does not go through a Latino neighborhood. Any winner in either party needs a significant proportion of Latino voters,” Gutierrez said on a press call. “When you say you want millions of us to leave the country … we will vote against you.”

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"On the day that we observe Martin Luther King's birthday, Mitt Romney is … campaigning to restrict the civil rights of immigrants," Gutierrez said in a press call. "It's really appalling."

[Enrique]

1. Gutierrez is growing on me

he's like a Puerto Rican Anthony Weiner.

[pampango]

2. Love it when Progressive Caucus guys like Gutierrez go after republicans on anything, but

particularly on immigration matters.