In the immediate aftermath of last year's election, political analysts and many Republicans said one of their priorities is to figure out how to appeal to more Latinos. Latinos are one of the largest growing groups of voters in the country, and a demographic that solidly rejected the GOP message in 2012.
But not everyone in the Republican ranks is buying that. Particularly those who have no fear of alienating that constituency anytime soon, like Iowa Congressman Steve King, traditionally one of the fiercest critics of illegal immigration in Washington.
Last week, King announced his new bill that would end the practice of birthright citizenship (sometimes referred to as "anchor babies"). The legislation would amend Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
This is not the first time such a bill would be introduced in the GOP-held House.
This article appears in Jan 10-16, 2013.