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Immigration debate: Lightfoot says amnesty could be dirty word for conservatives

By Douglas Burns 5/21/07

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot, a conservative western Iowa Republican during his service, says an immigration reform compromise now being debated on Capitol Hill could rile his party’s base — and cost support for Republicans involved in the deal — if it is largely viewed as granting amnesty to illegals.
“I think any candidate that [...]

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