Beyond 2012 Field, Nuanced G.O.P. Views on Immigrants

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Representative Tim Griffin, a Republican freshman from Arkansas with a university in his district, supports legislation that would make it easier for foreign math and science professionals to get legal residency.

Representative Bobby Schilling, Republican of Illinois, is resisting intense pressure to support a House bill that would require employers to verify the legal status of their workers because he is concerned that businesses would be unduly burdened.

Senator Mike Lee of Utah, one of the most conservative members of the chamber, recently teamed with Senator Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat, on a bill that would provide three-year residential visas to foreign home buyers who invest at least $500,000.

While the Republican presidential campaign trail bristles with talk of moats, militarization and electrified fences when it comes to illegal immigration, the view among some Congressional Republicans has become more nuanced and measured.

full: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/politics/tough-stance-on-immigrants-questioned-by-some-in-gop.html?pagewanted=all

And not a single one of them would support the DREAM Act. Meanwhile, don't you think that immigration quotas should be tied to the current unemployment rate among US citizens?

[chollybocker]

1. I've never seen "nuanced" and "GOP views" used together in a sentence.

Like that. ftw. :)