When a bipartisan group of senators legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws began to write in January, many Republican leaders to accept the efforts, as a shrewd strategy with Hispanic voters, the party's tattered image fixed.
But because the bill was launched last week, there have been a rift, has played in the Senate hearing on Capitol Hill conservatives, conservative talk shows and Twitter and blogs and other social media.
The efforts of immigrants has brought an unusual alliance, led by Republicans, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential prospects, Arizona Senator John McCain, former presidential candidate, who to break on some issues with the ranks of his party, the conservative anti-avoidance activist Grover Norquist.
However, it also put the spotlight long opposed the immigration reform within the party, potential passivation message party leaders had hoped to send in their efforts to transform the image of the party, began in earnest after the Republican National Committee, the President of the United States Obama swept to victory in 2012, 71% of Hispanic votes.
Opponents of immigration reform, including some traditional conservatives, such as Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama and some relative newcomers, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the Tea Party favorite. Another opponent of the immigration reform bill is Jim DeMint, former South Carolina state senator who is now president of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation (Heritage Foundation).
The Luke Frans resurrection Republic executive director of an organization for polling and research, Republicans said that his research team has met with Capitol Hill Republicans on this issue, it is recommended that they avoid the debate over immigration to be a "round shaped firing squad "Republicans attack their own.
"" Conservatives certainly have seen it deviate from the policies and a more personal tone of debate in the past we really trying to avoid this time around, "he said.
Criticism of the legislation has been marked as "amnesty" provisions in the bill would give legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants in the heart. They also warned that the legislation will drive up the federal debt immigrants eventually become eligible for federal benefits such as Social Security.
Supporters say, the legal status of undocumented will bring people out of the shadows, and make sure they work and pay taxes. Advocates also said that the bill, the bill would create a new guest worker program for high-skilled and low-skilled workers will promote economic growth, the labor market more flexible.
The debate is still in its early stages, many Republicans say the rancor is still far from the level reached in 2006 and 2007, when the immigration debate in the past criticized the comprehensive immigration reform talk radio telephone line stuck in Congress.
But it may not be under the surface, some exchange of judgment in the past week.
Posting, stressed the conservatives between departments, staff and other supporters of Eric Erickson of the influential RedState accused Rubio try to draw critics of bigotry and racism immigration bill political blog.
In other places, especially on Twitter, some conservative opponents of the immigration bill accused Rubio - false - the distribution of free telephone support illegal immigration.
Rubio has spent a lot of conservative radio and television stations, to defend the legislation last week.
"We have always realized that this is a complex issue, we will have to spend a lot of time to explain," said Rubio spokesman Alex 克斯科南特 '. Conant describe the response so far, "mixed" in the conservative media.
A bomb attack in the Boston Marathon last week, allegedly intensified the two Chechen descent immigration brothers debate between Republicans in the immigration bill.
Some Republicans, including Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Boston attack, three people were killed and more than 250 people were injured, one reason is cautious about the immigration reform.
But other Republicans, including House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Boston bombings, it is necessary to carry out the repair and modernization of the immigration system.
DeMint Heritage Foundation has been vocal immigration reform bill skeptical, although many scholars in the other two influential conservative research organizations, the Cato Institute and the American Enterprise Institute, has been supporting a wide range of reforms.
Charlie Black, Republican candidate who is now the primary policy, chairman, public affairs consulting firm's long-term consultants, said the differences between the Republicans do not break along the traditional lines of conservatives and moderates.
Ellis, support immigration reform Republican strategist said that the efforts of the Republican voters may be suspected supporters of persuasion, if used correctly immigration reform.
He said that the strongest argument is that the "de facto amnesty" and reform of the current immigration system is "more than anything else (Democratic President) Obama, better left to their own devices, it is possible to come up with."
Some Tory immigration reform may be easier to convince than others.
Chris Littleton tea party Rising, Ohio, said he did not understand what is behind all immigration reform criticism.
"Clearly employers need low-cost labor and immigration of people who want to work here, so obviously there is a functioning market, everyone benefited from the situation, so I do not know why we need this debate," he said. "
Arkansas another Tea Party, the Conservative Party caucus, said David Crowe, the proposed immigration bill will simply create a attract more and more people across the border. "
"In my opinion, this is a huge mistake to go this route, it is evident that it will attract more and more illegal aliens," said the Raven
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