This is rich. CNBC's
John Harwood interviewed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and asked him how Republicans could change the fact that the "non-white" vote is heavily weighted toward Democrats. Harwood offered, "Isn't that an argument for, 'Hey, Congress—move on a first step, which is immigration reform?'" Apparently not. Here's McConnell's response:
You just keep demonstrating your openness and hope that there are areas that you can find agreement. We have policies that make sense. There are at least two Republican candidates for president who are fluent in Spanish. There's a Hispanic governor, a Republican in Nevada, Republican in New Mexico. We are an increasingly diverse party. You have to have role models who don't believe like Democrats but who make a convincing case.
Oh, so if you have a couple guys who speak Spanish and a handful of Hispanic members of your party, your actual policies don't matter a bit. It's the whole, "We know people of color too" schtick. How about the fact that House Republicans killed immigration reform in 2013? No biggie. How about the fact that 113 Republicans
just endorsed a lawsuit that aims to kill deportation relief for up to five million Dreamers and their parents? Meh. How about the fact that only three GOP Senators voted for the DREAM Act in December of 2010, thereby dooming it for the foreseeable future. Whatevs.
Apparently, ripping apart families doesn't count for much from McConnell's perspective.