For months, Republican presidential hopefuls steadfastly avoided any discussion of immigration, except to rotely demand tougher and stricter border enforcement.
Now we know why: They have no answers. In the weeks leading up to Tuesday's Florida primary, the candidates finally addressed the subject, seeking to woo Latino voters with fantastical fixes that purported to address the immigration crisis but in fact would do nothing to resolve it.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, for example, believes that the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country will simply "self-deport" after his stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws makes it too difficult to for them find work. Under his plan, a national identification card and broader use of an electronic database that lets employers verify workers' immigration status would encourage many to leave.
But that ignores the fact that the economic downturn has already made jobs scarce, yet few illegal workers have left. Or that un ... Read more >>
Editorial: Funding spat bad for women's health
The breast-cancer charity, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, announced this week that it will stop giving money to Planned Parenthood Centers for such services as manual breast exams, referrals for mammograms and biopsies to check for cance ... Read more >>
Editorial: Get the Cabinet confirmed – or not
Whatever one thinks of Gov. Susana Martinez's Cabinet appointees, the fact is that she deserves -- just as President Barack Obama does -- an up or down vote on any of her choices who require Senate confirmation.
With the session through its halfway ... Read more >>
Editorial: Howe's departure a loss for PRC
It's bad news for consumers that Douglas Howe, just-appointed Public Regulation Commission member for District 3, won't run for election to the seat. After first announcing that he would seek the office, Howe decided instead to step away from politic ... Read more >>
Editorial: Ready, set, start voting
Political fans might have their eyes on Florida, where voting occurs Tuesday in the Republican presidential primary. But right here at home, it's time to pay attention to some of the most important elections in which voters have a say.
Santa Fe is ... Read more >>
Editorial: People's Pledge is right idea
Sanity, in at least one high-profile U.S. Senate race, is something to cheer. Take what's happening in Massachusetts, where Harvard professor and Democrat Elizabeth Warren is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown. Warren and Brown are sig ... Read more >>
Editorial: Shoring up high school
Tucked away in the State of the Union speech last week was President Barack Obama's suggestion that states pass laws requiring students to stay in school until age 18 or graduation. Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? After all, Americans know that for th ... Read more >>
Letters to the editor
Archbishop deserved dignified end
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Was it necessary? Was it fair? Was it productive in a good sense? I found your coverage of the passing of former Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez totally offensive. Was it really necessary to bring up all of his past alleged, true or imagined transgressi ... Read more>>
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