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Conservatives convene on immigration issues at annual CPAC meeting
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Mar 15, 2013
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Conservatives convene on immigration issues at annual CPAC meeting
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) convened this week. Take Two checks in on the week’s agenda and where conservatives’ conversation on immigration stands.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) addresses the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) March 14, 2013 in National Harbor, Maryland. A slate of important conserative leaders are slated to speak during the the American Conservative Union's annual conference.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) addresses the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) March 14, 2013 in National Harbor, Maryland. A slate of important conserative leaders are slated to speak during the the American Conservative Union's annual conference.
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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) convened this week. Take Two checks in on the week’s agenda and where conservatives’ conversation on immigration stands.

Conservative Republicans from around the nation are gathered in Washington DC this week for the annual meeting known as CPAC.

Attendees at the 40th Conservative Political Action Conference are trying to recover from bruising election results last fall, and many of them believe a new approach to immigration reform is the key to future success.

For more on this we're joined now by Alex Burns, national reporter for Politico.