Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami., tells BuzzFeed that until Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney clarifies his approach to immigration reform, he won't act on his behalf as a surrogate to Hispanic voters.
"I'm not willing to participate in any Hispanic outreach efforts without seeing more details on a permanent solution for these kids," he told BuzzFeed.
So far, Obama is winning the battle for Hispanic voters because Romney hasn't offered those voters anything they can support, Rivera told BuzzFeed: "Right now, his Hispanic supporters and Hispanic surrogates don't have the ammunition to combat the Obama attacks on him," Rivera said of Romney, former governor of Massachusetts.
BuzzFeed also notes that criminal investigations into Rivera's finances "have prompted national Republicans, including Romney, to keep their distance from the South Florida congressman, and explain why he's the only Hispanic Republican in the House who isn't tied to the Romney campaign."
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