“Bush Hispanics” leaving the GOP

Jennifer Ludden of NPR has an interesting piece on the move of “Bush Hispanics” toward the Democratic Party.  While the efforts of President Bush to push comprehensive immigration reform through Congress attracted many Hispanic voters (40 percent voted for Bush in 2004), the damage appears to have been done by the numerous “illegal immigration” ads from Republicans running for office in 2006.  Despite John McCain’s rather favorable immigration view, it does not appear that he will fare well among Hispanics this November.