House Republicans Ditch the 2013 Pro-Amnesty ‘Autopsy’ Plan

The House Republicans’ campaign arm has rushed out a report showing Republicans are gaining support from Latino voters because of pocketbook economic policies, including opposition to illegal migration.

“Hispanic battleground voters think Republicans in Congress (42%) can do a better job of dealing with jobs and the economy than Democrats in Congress (35%),” says the February 17 report by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which also says:

Hispanic battleground voters think Republicans in Congress (44%) can do a better job of dealing with border security than Democrats in Congress (31%).

The report’s release marks the semi-populist GOP’s informal ditching of the establishment wing’s long-standing claim that more amnesty and more immigration is the way to win Latino votes.

The more amnesty and immigration claim was the centerpiece of the controversial Growth and Opportunity Project report pushed by establishment Republicans after Gov. Mitt Romney was soundly beaten by President Barack Obama in 2012. The report was frequently described as the “postmortem” or “autopsy” report, and it described the establishment’s extensive and detailed plan for winning future presidential elections.