Immigration reform is not about semantics  Article author:  Dan
Stein Article publisher:  The Hill’s Congress blog Article
date:  Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Article category:  National
Issues Article Body:   It seems everyone has some advice for
beleaguered Republicans these days, especially when it comes to
Hispanic voters and the issue of immigration.  Among the many
groups and interests who may or may not have the best interests
of the Republican Party at heart is the Hispanic Leadership
Network, which bills itself as a coalition of Hispanic
Republicans. In an appeal to congressional Republicans, the HLN
suggests that the party’s rhetoric on immigration policy is the
decisive impediment to winning more of the Hispanic vote.  As
alluring as it might be for Republicans to believe that they are
a catch-phrase or two away from cutting into the Democrats’
sizeable advantage among Hispanics, it is simply not the case.
For starters, the Republicans’ difficulty with Hispanic voters
predates recent immigration deb