Saying that Republicans must cease being an "obstacle" to immigration reform, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is urgiing the House GOP to schedule a vote on the Senate immigration opus and vote it up or down. The Hill: "Republicans have much in common with immigrants -- beliefs in hard work, enterprise, family, education, patriotism and faith," Bush and Goldwater Institute Vice President Clint Bolick wrote in a Wall Street Journal  op-ed. Bush and Bolick argue that passing immigration reform would benefit Republicans on the campaign trail. They note that, in 2012, Republicans received 27 percent of the Hispanic vote, a 40-percent-decrease from a dozen years before that. They describe immigration as a "gateway issue" for Hispanic and Asian voters.  "But for their voice to penetrate the gateway, Republicans need to cease being the obstacle to immigration reform and instead point the way toward the solution." Bush and Bolick, who recently co-authored a...(Read Full Post)