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Whenever she can, Irma Morantes sends $100 or so to help out her mother, who still lives in Mexico. The frequency of her gifts, though, depends on whether Morantes is working at the time and can spare the money. “If I’m not working, then my husband and I will only send money on her birthday or for a special occasion.” She cherishes each opportunity to send money to family members back home, knowing every little bit is appreciated and can make a big difference in their lives. Like most topics in the tempestuous debate over immigration reform, getting past the...

Democratic political consultant Mark Mellman has a very good piece up today at The Hill on the baffling and illegitimate opposition among voters to Mitt Romney due to his religion. I liked his closing paragraphs: In July of 1958, 24 percent of respondents told Gallup they would not vote for a Catholic for president, almost identical to Gallup’s reading on Mormons today. Two years later, John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic to assume the oath of office. Within eight months, the number refusing to vote for a Catholic was cut almost in half. [snip] Mellman also discusses an interesting...