By State Rep. Raul Torres
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Last week at the state GOP Convention in Fort Worth after heated debate on the Convention floor
Republican delegates adopted a party platform calling for a Texas Solution on Immigration Reform. It includes a secure border alternatives to mass deportations and a national guest-worker program.
This change in the GOP Platform follows a more moderate approach towards providing a basis for solving the immigration issue at the national level.
Both George P. Bush son of Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Senator Marco Rubio have for months urged the GOP to take a more moderate approach towards finding a solution on a national level.
With over 67 of the delegates voting in favor of this new position on immigration party leaders have hailed this new platform as evidence that Republicans are moving towards the right side of this issue.
Brad Bailey a member of the partys Immigration Committee and co-author of the Party Platform measure said the final version doesnt reflect total unity but rather a compromise.
Its a baby step he said.
Artemio Munoz of
the Federation of Hispanic Republicans said
This is huge - history in the making it moves beyond rhetoric to a proposed solution.
Close examination of the new platform language reveals a totally different tone as compared to the language found in the 2010 Republican Party Platform. Even though I personally do not support item number 3 in the new language I do realize that this new platform language is the result of compromise within the Republican Party.
Ive learned that in politics and in policy adoption most successes come when everyone is willing to compromise. I believe this new platform language is a giant step in the right direction and establishes Texas as a model for other states to follow.
This new platform provides a solution that will show that Texas can lead the way on an issue that has divided the country for many years and gives us the tool we need on campaign trail to cut the Democrats off at the pass when they begin to attack the Republican Party on the issue of immigration.
To view the complete 2012 Republican Party Platform click this link:
2012 Republican Platform Document.
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State Rep. Raul Torres of Corpus Christi serves House District 33 and was sworn into the Texas House of Representatives on January 11 2011. He is a member of the Appropriations Committee & the House Committee on Insurance. To read each analyses ibncluded in the 4-Part Series click HERE.
Torres also recently talked 1-on-1 with Insiders Jim Cardle about his decision to run for the State Senate Dist. 20 seat in the valley" portion of deep south Texas.
For the early & Inside Scoop" on the Senate District 20 race …. its demographic make-up as well as the closely-watched border issues confronting the candidates
dont miss Torres exclusive discussion with Texas Insider.
