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NV: Berkley draws stark contrasts with Heller over immigration
Left: Rep. Dean Heller speaks at the grand opening of the Mandarin Oriental at CityCenter on Dec. 4, 2009. Right: Rep. Shelley Berkley laughs with constituents during a “Congress on the Corner” event Jan. 14, 2011, at her Las Vegas office. Sam Morris and Mona Shield Payne/Las Vegas Sun
Online petition says Heller ‘insulting’ Hispanics
By Tovin Lapan
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 | 2 a.m.
With her sights set on winning the Hispanic vote in her campaign for the Senate, Shelley Berkley is holding Dean Heller’s feet over the immigration fire.
On her website, Berkley, a Democratic congresswoman, has outlined what distinguishes her from Heller, who was appointed last year to the Senate after John Ensign resigned. And her campaign is circulating a petition titled “Tell Dean Heller: Stop insulting Nevada Hispanics.”
While Democratic candidates in statewide races routinely take the majority of Hispanic votes, Berkley is assuming nothing and is aggressively courting them. And it’s never been more important because they have never represented such a large segment of Nevada voters.
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Ramirez said Heller had a lot of ground to make up — especially after his well-publicized refusal to attend a scheduled meeting with the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce because a Berkley staffer was in attendance and Democratic Party members were planning to film the discussion.
More: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/11/berkley-draws-stark-contrasts-heller-over-immigrat/