Daily Border Bulletin : Obama draws contrast with GOP on immigration, Gingrich mocks Romney on Self Deportation, Romney Responds

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Obama draws contrast with GOP on immigration President Barack Obama’s State of The Union address helped draw a sharp contrast between his administration and the Republican parties current immigration stances.

Gingrich mocks Romney’s ‘self-deportation’ plan While campaigning in Florida Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich mocked Mitt Romney over his plan to require undocumented immigrants to “self deport.”

Mitt Romney Responds to Newt Gingrich Immigration Attacks Mitt Romney, also campaigning in Florida took the opportunity to attack Gingrich for engaging in divisive politics.

Tomorrow be sure to join us for a discussion about the current state of the economic relationship between the US and Mexico.  Joining us for lunch will be a terrific panel:

Michael C. Camunez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance,
D. Rick Van Schoik, Director, North American Center for Transborder Studies and
Simon Rosenberg, President,NDN and NPI

At the core of the discussion will be the findings of the New Policy Institute's major new report, Realizing the Value  of our Cross Border Trade with Mexico.  Lunch will be served at noon, and the program will begin at 12:15pm.  It will all take place the NDN/NPI offices, 729 15th, NW, in our first floor event space.  To reserve your slot please RSVP today. Below are some helpful data points to peruse ahead of the event.