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Romney, Gingrich court Hispanics with talk of Puerto Rico statehood

By Glen Johnson

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 27, 2012

Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich today vied for the votes of Hispanics with tokens such as supporting statehood for Puerto Rico - if its residents approve it - while also defending immigration views that have caused them discomfort. “We are not anti-immigrant. We are not anti-immigration,” Romney told a convention of the Hispanic Leadership Network after a lengthy recitation of his views. Hispanics are being targeted by all the GOP candidates heading into Tuesday’s Florida primary.

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