Democrats aim to woo Hispanics - Raising minimum wage deemed a no-brainer, but immigration reform seen as risky issue.

“Increasing the minimum wage is a winning issue with Hispanics, a fact not lost on Democrats who took over Congress this week, experts said. But one of the most important issues to Latinos ”” overhauling the nations immigration laws ”” will be a far greater challenge, they said.

“An increase in the minimum wage is broadly popular in the country, including among Hispanics. Its a no-brainer for the Democrats,” said Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington. “Immigration is a much tougher issue. I expect the Democrats in Congress will wait for the president to make the first move.”"

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