The efforts, according to party operatives, include a multimillion-dollar fundraising drive to boost Democrats in congressional districts with large Hispanic populations. With the incoming Republican-controlled Congress unlikely to support a comprehensive immigration package, Democrats in the White House and on Capitol Hill are forming a new “Immigration Strike Team” to go on a messaging offensive on the issue.
And last month, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made a surprise choice to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: New Mexico Rep. Ben Ray Luján, a little-known third-term lawmaker who promises to make Hispanic voter engagement a top priority of the campaign arm…
Some Republicans are warning their party about the potential peril and urging it to embrace a moderate approach on immigration reform. In Florida, Republican Carlos Curbelo, who in November ousted a Democratic incumbent in a congressional district where Hispanics make up nearly 70 percent of the electorate, has said he supports a comprehensive package that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and their children.
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