共和党在坦帕的代表大会上制定党纲，就与拉丁裔选民、特别是非法移民相关的基本问题采取强硬路线，其中包括在美国与墨西哥边境建造双层围网，并引入名为E-Verify的电子系统，要求所有雇主确认新员工是否具有合法身份。即便是大部分在美拥有合法居住权的拉丁裔，也会抵触这些拿非法移民开刀、或是威胁将他们驱逐出境的政策。

During the primaries, Mr Romney pronounced himself in favour of “self-deportation – by which he means adopting employment laws so strict that illegal immigrants find it impossible to find work and choose to return home. As one Republican strategist sighs: “It’s tough to get people to vote for you when they think you don’t want them in the country in the first place.

初选时，罗姆尼称自己倾向于“自我驱逐——意即采用严格的就业法律，让非法移民无法找到工作而选择打道回府。一位共和党战略家哀叹道：“如果选民认为你从一开始就不想让他们留在这个国家，那么你也别指望他们给你投票。

Going into the convention, Mr Romney had drawn level with Mr Obama in many polls. He clearly has a good chance of victory. But if he fails, the Republicans’ chances of regaining the White House will grow worse with each election – unless they can do much better with minority voters in general and Hispanic voters in particular.

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