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GOP demonization of illegals distorts real immigration picture

The illegal immigrants who dragged mowers and clippers and hoes onto the lawn of Mitt Romney’s Belmont estate, working long days under an exploitive boss before moving down the street to do the same thing at his son Tagg Romney’s home, are at least closer to the real issue than other illegal-immigrant fantasies presented during last week’s Republican presidential debate.

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