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Marco Rubio in his acceptance speech talked of exceptional America, and in those few minutes capsulated what most Americans feel about their country, a country where hard work and dreams still mattered.

The challenge facing Republicans and conservatives are two fold. The first is one I have already mention in a previous blog, that the Republican Party don’t have the complete loyalty of the Tea Party and conservative grassroots.

Protesters gathered around the nation today to rally and call Congress to enact on immigration reform and to show anger toward Arizona's tough new law, SB 1070. According to the The New York Times:

The protests added to a widening wave of response to the Arizona law, with government agencies and organizations in other states canceling business in Arizona, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, a large African-American organization, canceling plans to hold its annual convention in Phoenix in July.

Hundreds of thousands of pople assembled in Washington, DC March 21st for a March For America protest. On May 1st, Reform Immigration For America is holding more March For America protests across the nation (including 7 locations in Texas) to tell elected leaders in Washington, DC th   Read more »

Over the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with the Mayors, City Council members, and other representatives from cities across Texas as they visit Washington to discuss local issues. I have met with delegations from Midland, El Paso, Laredo, Lubbock, Lufkin, and San Marcos, to name a few.   Read more »

With Washington focused like a laser lately on health insurance reform, there hasn't been too much attention given to another system that needs reform badly: Our broken immigration system. Some protesters gathered at the capitol over the weekend to try to draw lawmakers' attention to the problem.   Read more »

11:00 (EST): A sunny day in Washington, DC today. There are 50,000 people expected to attend the March for America at the National Mall today.

1:30 (EST): Thousands of marchers from across the United States ascend upon the National Mall for today's march.   Read more »

March For America is a protest taking place Sunday, March 21st in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this protest is to demand that Obama and Congress keep their promise to enact immigration reform legislation. TexasGOPVote will be attending the rally and will keep you updated with news and pictures from the event!   Read more »