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The dramatic shift in the Republican Party on immigration continued Tuesday, as conservative tea party icon and possible 2016 presidential contender Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) endorsed an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws that would allow the nation’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrants to obtain legalized status.
“Immigration will not occur until conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. That’s why I’m here today. To begin, that conversation and become part of the solution,” he said in a breakfast speech Tuesday morning before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
Read more @: Sen. Rand Paul: Illegal immigrants should be allowed to obtain legal status - The Washington Post
What is going on in the Republican party!?! I feel like this is going to divide the party even more. Cant wait to see what happens from here.