Immigration News & Opinion
Sat - May 19, 2012

Politico, February 2. Ron Paul dropped his standard stump speech on Wednesday and aggressively courted Latino voters. At a senior center in East Las Vegas, the Texas congressman told about 100 Hispanics that they have been unfairly made 'scapegoats' for the country’s economic troubles. He said it’s 'part of human nature' for newcomers to be shunned, but that prejudice toward outsiders worsens when unemployment is high. He said that illegal immigrants were being scapegoated in a manner similar to Jews in Nazi Germany because of tough economic times. 'When things go badly, individuals look for scapegoats,' he said. 'I just do not believe that barbed-wire fences or guns on our border will solve any of our problems,' he added. In focusing on Latinos, Paul is reaching out to an important voter group that can help him make a strong showing in the state’s Saturday caucuses, which will award delegates on a proportional basis. Alabama Immigration Law Costs $11 Billion, Study Shows.