As Republicans campaign against immigration, Democrats look the other way

With the midterms just three weeks away, Democrats campaigning in red states have been advised to spend “as little time as possible” talking about immigration, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times from centrist think tank Third Way and the more liberal Center For American Progress.

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The memo, which has been shared at a number of briefings for Democrats, says candidate...