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To: LLCF who wrote (58441)	11/5/2012 5:52:13 PM
From: Farmboy	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

I predict you will be eating that prediction...

To: LLCF who wrote (58441)	11/6/2012 12:48:50 AM
From: greatplains_guy	Respond to of 71588

On Immigration, Romney is a Better Choice Than Obama By Alfonso Aguilar Published November 01, 2012 Fox News Latino The fate of undocumented immigrants in the United States is undoubtedly of great concern to our nation’s Hispanic community, and under the Obama Administration their future is now even more vulnerable than ever before. The immense majority of undocumented immigrants are hardworking and honest. They did not come to this country seeking handouts, but rather to build for themselves a better life. Overwhelmingly, they are neither criminals nor do they present a risk to the security of our communities, despite what some naysayers may believe. Quite the opposite, in fact —undocumented immigrants contribute to our economy and society through their hard work and entrepreneurship. They already form an integral part of our society and our country, as immigrants have for centuries. It is a true injustice that politicians from both parties are allowed to play the political game with the futures and aspirations of immigrants. Four years ago, President Obama promised over and over again that if he were elected he would advance an immigration reform bill during the first year of his presidency. During a 2008 interview with Univision’s Jorge Ramos, Obama unequivocally proclaimed that “I can guarantee… that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and that I'm promoting and that I want to move that forward as quickly as possible,” giving Ramos such hope about possible change that he quickly began calling it "La promesa de Obama" —Obama’s Promise. Nevertheless, despite having a Democratic majority in the House and the Senate during his first two years as President, he opted to do nothing to address this important issue. The President gave us his word and he simply didn’t keep it. Not only did the President fail to follow through with his promise to our community, but in fact he has implemented the most aggressive deportation policy in the history of the United States. While proclaiming himself a great friend of the Latino community, he is simultaneously deporting more immigrants than any previous president in history, Republican or Democrat. The President tells us that the number of deportations has increased because he is deporting criminals, but the government’s own statistics show us that this is not true. According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, part of the Department of Homeland Security, nearly 50 percent of the people who have been deported do not have criminal records. Yet the President continues to attempt to deceive the nation’s Latino community during this election by simply repeating what he said in 2008: if elected, he would reform our broken immigration system. Some try to tell us that the alternative in this election is worse than Obama’s on immigration, but that simply isn’t true. Governor Romney has said that if he were elected president, he would work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to create permanent legislative reform of our immigration system. In the Presidential Forum sponsored by Univision, Romney reaffirmed that he was “not going to be rounding people up and deporting them. We're going to put in place a permanent solution…I will actually do what I promise, I will put in place an immigration reform system that resolves this issue.” Moreover, contrary to what Obama would like you to think, Romney supports a version of the DREAM ACT and has called for the elimination of quotas for the immediate relatives of permanent residents. President Obama had the opportunity to do something on immigration and chose not do anything; Governor Romney hasn’t had that opportunity. Let’s give him, therefore, the chance to meet his promise. If he fails us, like the President failed us, we have the option of voting him out four years from now. But today, let’s give him the chance to fix our broken immigration system. In the upcoming election we cannot afford to reward someone who has failed us and who is actively persecuting our community, separating hundreds of families throughout the country. We must make sure that our vote matters. latino.foxnews.com

To: LLCF who wrote (58441)	11/6/2012 10:15:12 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

Return of the Independents By Josh Jordan November 5, 2012 1:00 P.M. The days after Hurricane Sandy brought a small bump in President Obama’s numbers against Governor Romney and in job approval. This was easily explained by the positive television coverage Obama received about his initial statements on relief efforts and with his flyover of New Jersey with Chris Christie. But the underlying reason for Obama’s small bounce was his movement among independents. In all of the tracking polls, Romney saw his lead with independents shrink from double digits to just about even. On Saturday, the Washington Post tracking poll showed a tie, and Rasmussen dropped to just a three-point advantage for Romney. For the most part each candidate has held their base steadily, but Romney’s lead with independents had explained how he could remain tied or leading with polls showing high Democratic turnout. Over the last few days the independents have been returning back to Romney, however, indicating that the final vote Tuesday might revert back to polling from the days just before Sandy made landfall. Rasmussen has seen Romney’s lead with independents jump from three points to fifteen. The Washington Post tracking poll moved from a tie with independents on Saturday to a three-point lead for Romney on Sunday. In the national non-tracking polls, Romney has continued to enjoy leads with independents as well. The Pew poll taken in the days after Sandy has Romney up three among independents while the NBC/WSJ poll released yesterday that showed Obama up one point overall has Romney up seven with independents. A CNN national poll released last night has a tied race, but Romney is up 22 points with independents. One of the keys to victory for Romney tomorrow is to win big with independents. In 2008, Obama beat McCain among independents by eight points. If Romney wins independents by eight points this year, Obama’s win in 2008 drops from 7.2 points to 2.6 points, even with a repeat wave-election turnout for Democrats. If the crowds Romney drew in Ohio and Pennsylvania are any indication, GOP enthusiasm is going to surprise a lot of pundits tomorrow, and they should they erase the seven-point turnout advantage Democrats had in 2008. If both of those things happen, Romney is not only in position to win, but has a chance to win big. nationalreview.com