Trump in 2012: Romney’s Immigration Plan “Maniacal”
It might be hard to believe given the furor over Donald Trump’s recent anti-immigration comments, but in the aftermath of the 2012 defeat for Republicans, Trump had some harsh words…
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Trump Defends Immigration Comments in Arizona
Donald Trump was in Arizona on Saturday, where he continued to defend his immigration stance despite coming under increasing fire in recent days: “Mexico — I respect the country,” Trump…
Perry Blasts Trump on Immigration
Rick Perry recently released a video to respond to Donald Trump’s recent tweet about Perry’s record on immigration. Trump tweeted: Rick Perry failed at the border. Now he is critical…
Cruz’s Embarrassing “Salute” to Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign is off to a bad start—at least for the party, if not the candidate. Ever since his disastrous rollout speech, the billionaire has been fending off attacks…
Will Hillary Return Trump Cash?
The Daily Caller reports that Hillary Clinton has received more than $10,200 from Donald Trump in campaign contributions, and the Clinton Foundation received a donation of at least $100,000. During…
Trump Draws GOP Fire for Suggesting Illegal Mexican Immigrants Are Rapists
Last week, The Pulse’s Carlos Mercader ended a summary of the recent fiasco surrounding Donald Trump’s ill-advised comments on illegal immigration with an urgent warning: if Republican candidates did not…
Fiorina on Immigration: “I think legal status is a possibility”
On an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Carly Fiorina was asked to elaborate her stance on immigration. Fiorina stated that she is not in favor of a path to citizenship,…
Rubio Reaffirms His Commitment to a Path to Citizenship
During a recent appearance on a New Hampshire television forum, Marco Rubio was asked to respond to the question: Do you support a path to citizenship for immigrants who are…
Santorum Needs a New Immigration Plan
Byron York, in an interview with Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum at this past weekend’s Western Conservative Summit, asked, “In your view, should immigration be kept at its present level,…
Iowans Respond Positively to Kasich’s Immigration Comments
Governor John Kasich (R-Ohio) made his first trip to Iowa this week in 16 years. He spoke at the Greater Des Moines Partnership luncheon on Wednesday and held a Q&A…
Ben Carson Courting Hispanics
Many candidates (Bush, Rubio and Paul, to name just a few) are talking about the need for Republicans to reach out to Hispanics if they want to win in 2016, but…
Building a Wall Is Not an Immigration Solution
The Wall Street Journal reports this week that a State Department technology failure has halted the issuing of temporary and immigrant visas, a setback which is having major ramifications for…
Why GOP Must Not Be “Party of No” on Immigration
This week, Alfonso Aguilar, Director of American Principles in Action’s Latino Partnership and a contributor to The Pulse, wrote an op-ed for Politico calling on Republicans to use a piecemeal strategy in…
Jeb Bush Touts Conservative Credentials in New Video
The Bush campaign recently released a video entitled “Conservative.” The video includes clips from Bush’s appearance at CPAC and seems to indicate the manner in which Bush will approach certain…
Have Republicans Learned from Romney’s Mistakes?
In many ways, the presidential elections of 2012 seem like ancient history. Since that November two and a half years ago, we have already been through a contentious midterm election…
Three Things to Expect From Jeb Bush’s Announcement
Jeb Bush will announce he is running for President at 3:00 pm EST today. Here are three things to expect from his campaign: 1.) Jeb Bush is not backing away…
Rubio Challenges Clinton on Immigration
Sen. Marco Rubio was on Fox News’ “Outnumbered” last Thursday, where he faced a number of questions on immigration. Notably, Rubio was asked how his immigration stance compared to Hillary…
Businessman Argues for Commonsense Immigration Platform
Republicans need to get their act together on immigration or else face dire electoral consequences. That was the message sent by a compelling op-ed in Sunday’s Wall Street Journal, authored by CKE Restaurants…
Can Rick Perry Bridge the GOP’s Immigration Divide?
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry might, at first glance, seem a less-than-likely candidate to help solve Republican’s Latino outreach problem. On the issue of immigration, for example, he has often…
Lindsey Graham: Contender or Spoiler?
The GOP presidential field reached 9 candidates yesterday with the announcement of Lindsey Graham, the senior Senator from South Carolina. Graham brings to the table several fresh positions, most notably…
