Local politicians are catering to the conservative Republicans in the electorate, who are far more likely to support restrictive immigration policies than Democrats, independents, or the general public.

What we saw was a likely bifurcation of retailers this holiday season, with those catering to affluent consumers doing very well. The balance of retailers had to work harder for sales and do more discounting.

I'm sure there are some Republicans who'd prefer not to deal with it. Sometimes politicians like to slough off issues to Supreme Court, and criticize the court and not have to deal with it themselves.

In the immigration studies, we find that anxiety-driven trust has a partisan dimension. Democrats and Republicans are both more likely to trust fellow partisans to handle immigration. However, anxiety causes both Democrats and Republicans to become more trusting of the Republican Party.

The people who are his strongest supporters are among the least likely to support this bill.

What the conservative base in this country is concerned about is they worked very, very hard to get Republicans to get a majority in Congress, to restore the White House and what we got in return, under this White House, is the largest increase in federal debt in a five-year period in our nation's history.