TIME
By Zeke J. Miller
March 25, 2014
The
results cut against Republican concerns that passing immigration reform
will keep their base voters away from the polls this fall
A new survey could ease Republican fears that proceeding with immigration reform would alienate GOP voters.
The
poll, conducted by Texas Republican firm Baselice & Associates and
paid for by the Michael Bloomberg-sponsored pro-reform group Partnership
for a New American Economy,
found that there is no measurable drop in voter turnout when comparing
the immigration positions of three Texas congressional Republicans. The
poll focused on three districts with GOP incumbents: Rep. Sam Johnson,
who is supportive of immigration reform, Rep.
Lamar Smith, who is against it, and Rep. Kevin Brady, who is on the
fence. Support of or opposition to immigration reform didn’t impact
voter support at the polls, according to the survey.
The
results cut against Republican concerns that passing immigration reform
will keep their base voters away from the polls this fall, and
indicates that the economy and
the health care reform law are the key issues driving voters.
“What
we saw in the polling was that Texas Republican primary voters weren’t
motivated to go to the polls on the issue of immigration reform—for or
against. They were
far more motivated to vote on Obamacare,” said John Feinblatt, who
chairs the Partnership for a New American Economy. “But when they were
asked their views on immigration reform very specifically, they were
overwhelmingly supportive. This strikes directly
at the myth that conservative GOP primary voters are anti-immigration
reform,”
But
despite the findings, it remains incredibly unlikely that lawmakers
will proceed with immigration reform before the midterm elections. House
Republicans have declined
to take up the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed by the
Senate last year. Immigration reform was the sole policy recommendation
from the authors of the Republican Party’s so-called autopsy after the
GOP’s humbling 2012 defeats. The authors argued
passage was needed to maintain the long-term viability of the GOP.
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