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Latino vote crucial for Republican rivals in Fla.

Focus is on jobs, not immigration

By Bobby Caina Calvan

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 13, 2012

The divisive issue of illegal immigration threatens to undercut Republican candidates’ efforts to win over Florida’s surging Latino population. Yet, some are willing look beyond that issue if the GOP candidates for president can deliver on what Florida’s Latino communities need most: jobs.

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