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ReutersRepublican candidates who make Arizona's immigration crackdown a campaign issue could benefit in this election year, a study found on Wednesday.
The new poll by NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo found 40 percent of registered voters said they would side with a Republican congressional candidate who supported the state law. Just 26 percent said they would back a Democratic candidate who opposed it.
Overall, 61 percent of the respondents to the poll said they backed the Arizona law, while
60 percent said they would support comprehensive immigration reform legislation.The law has reopened a spirited national debate over immigration, and re-energized efforts by President Barack Obama and ruling Democrats to overhaul federal immigration laws. Obama supports a system allowing undocumented immigrants in good standing to pay a fine, learn English and become citizens. He also backs tightening border security and clamping down on employers that hire undocumented workers.
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I'm sure republicans would like to believe that campaigning on the law helps them. I hope that Democrats realize that 60% of those polled (even when the poll was primarily about the Arizona law) support comprehensive immigration reform.
Let the repubs appeal to the tea baggers and their base, while we go after comprehensive reform and the majority who favor that.