Immigration, of course, in New Hampshire is - it's not something that you see every day. It's not like talking about it in Texas, where people have a much more explicit sense of it.
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues than other places around it, like Arizona. They're much more comfortable with their long-term identity as a place with a very large Hispanic population.
This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I'm speaking as a border state.
Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.
Every time anybody in Washington talks about legal status, amnesty, anything of that nature, it becomes a magnet that lures people in quickly into the United States.
The conversation has become so divisive now on all types of immigration reform that it is really hard to move anything.
There are still states that have not evolved so much as California, that still skimp on recognition and, even worse, the rights of immigrants.
Immigration is a sensitive topic.
Here's the thing about Texas - and the thing about the border. We all know undocumented immigrants. They sit in our churches, are friends with our children, and work all around us. They are just like us.
Immigration is as much about the American experience and the values we share, and a lot more about economics than it is about politics.
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