AFL-CIO Lets GOP Speak For Itself In New Immigration Ads
The nation's biggest labor group is taking its support for an immigration overhaul to the TV airwaves, with Spanish-language ads that hammer Republican House members.
One ad uses the words of three GOP members. There's Steve King of Iowa saying: "They're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert," played after a shot of Latinos at a wedding ceremony. And Alabama's Mo Brooks saying: "I'll do anything short of shooting them," after the image of a soldier hugging his wife. Georgia's Paul Broun is featured saying: "These illegal aliens are criminals and we need to treat as such," after a photo of roofers at work.
The spots are running in Atlanta, Orlando, Denver, and Bakersfield, Ca. — the districts of Broun, Daniel Webster, Mike Coffman, and David Valadao. The union said it is spending more than $1 million, with the ads running a minimum of 210 times in each of the markets over two weeks. They are also running English-language versions of the ads in the Washington, D.C., market.
State
District
Name
Obama Vote Share
Romney Vote Share
Percent Hispanic Population
CA
10
Denham, Jeff
50.6
47.0
40.0
CA
21
Valadao, David
54.6
43.5
72.1
CA
23
McCarthy, Kevin
36.1
61.5
35.4
CA
25
McKeon, Howard “Buck"
47.8
49.7
37.9
CA
31
Miller, Gary G.
57.2
40.6
49.3
CO
3
Tipton, Scott
45.8
51.8
24.3
CO
6
Coffman, Mike
51.6
46.5
19.6
FL
10
Webster, Daniel
45.7
53.4
16.2
GA
10
Broun, Paul
36.3
62.5
5.2
NM
2
Pearce, Steve
44.9
51.7
52.1
NV
3
Heck, Joe
49.5
48.7
15.4