Sin City Republican Woos Asian Vote to Curb Defections

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U.S. Representative Joe Heck, a Republican from Nevada, greets supporters during an election night watch party on November 6, 2012, in Las Vegas.

In a meeting with local reporters, Republican U.S. Representative Joe Heck made clear he doesn’t support a Senate-passed immigration bill in its entirety. One provision he did highlight, though, was an exemption from visa limitations for children of Filipino veterans of World War II.

As it happens, Nevada, Heck’s state, is also home to the fastest growing Filipino population in the U.S. -- and many of them live in his congressional district.

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