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Related: About this forumPushed by voters, GOP moderates rebel on immigration
Politics Jun 2, 2018 1:51 PM EDT
HOMESTEAD, Fla. Cipriano Garza says Rep. Carlos Curbelo is a decent man, a family man. He lauds the South Florida Republican for defiantly pushing his party to protect young Dreamer immigrants from deportation.
Founder of a nonprofit that helps farm workers, Garza happily hosted Curbelo at a reception honoring high school graduates last week at the massive Homestead-Miami Speedway. But his praise came with a warning about this Novembers elections.
He better do whats right for the community, said Garza, 70, himself a former migrant laborer. If not, he can lose.
Across the country from Californias lush Central Valley to suburban Denver to Curbelos district of strip malls, farms and the laid-back Florida Keys moderate Republicans like Curbelo are under hefty pressure to buck their partys hardline stance on immigration. After years of watching their conservative colleagues in safe districts refuse to budge, the GOP middle is fighting back mindful that a softer position may be necessary to save their jobs and GOP control of the House.
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pushed-by-voters-gop-moderates-rebel-on-immigration
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016207652
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(34,661 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,137 posts)Yeah, Im also doubtful.
So far, all Ive seen are whispers that theyll push back, but when push comes to shove, theyll roll over and go along with the hard right nut-cases.
Talk is cheap. Whisky costs money.
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(34,661 posts)The other for us former Mid-Westerners is,Cadillac Tastes on a Chevrolet pocket book.
Or,Money talks and Bullshit walks.
Vogon_Glory
(9,137 posts)I chose not to use it lest I bust the TOS with too-Earthy expressions.
However, we both seem to believe that moderate Republican courage is something far more talked of than displayed these days.
I may believe in Darwins theories, but I doubt these jellyfish will evolve and grow backbones.
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(34,661 posts)has been spotted.