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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Group launches site to monitor immigration in 2008 election
America’s Voice, a new group pushing for an overhaul of immigration laws, launched a Web site Wednesday to track the issue through the 2008 election.
The site — www.immigration08.com — will include commentary, new stories, polling, immigration ads and other information about the issue, said Frank Sharry, executive director of the group.
In a conference call with reporters, Sharry predicted that Republicans will campaign hard on the immigration issue at all levels of government in an effort to create a wedge issue and turn out base voters and culturally-conservative swing voters.
Such a strategy is “wrong-headed,” he said.
“Many Democrats get that if you are for a common sense solution you both appeal to both swing voters and the fast-growing Latino vote,” he said.
Sharry’s group supports an immigration rehaul that would include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.