Since the past Presidential Election in 2012, some Republican leaders have been trying to create an immigration reform to help increase the number of Hispanic votes for their party because in the previous election, Obama captured the majority of the Hispanic Votes. In 2012 city councilman, Brad Bailey, worked with Florida's Senator, Marco Rubio, a Tea Party Republican, to create a bill that would facilitate the process for immigrants to become citizens, increase the number of visas for workers, and increase security on the United States-Mexico border. This bill passed in the Senate, however, it did not pass in the majority Republican House because many Republicans do not support the idea of having an immigration reform. As time goes on, these leaders looking to pass this bill notice that they need to try and pass this bill sooner than later in order to gain Hispanic votes for the next election. However, this proposal keeps getting pushed back due to other important issues, such as Obamacare, Syria, and the debt ceiling. I think that the Republicans should focus on passing this bill because it will help gain Hispanic voters, which is their primary goal. I also think that this bill is time sensitive, just as the other issues, so Congress should settle this issue soon.
What are your thoughts? Do you think it is necessary for the Republican party to push for this immigration reform to increase their number of Hispanic votes? Also, do you think that this bill should continue being pushed back, or do you think it should be settled sooner than later for the election?
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