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One hot issue in the last presidential campaign has apparently cooled to the point of nearly disappearing in 2012: immigration reform.  It remains a hot topic in certain states (Arizona in particular), but on the national level candidates simply aren’t saying much about it.

Earlier this month, Attorney General Eric Holder defended the secret execution of U.S. citizens without a trial, charges, transparency, judicial oversight, or even the citizens' knowledge that they've been accused and sentenced to death.

Today the GOP Presidential Candidates head to the South for a pair of highly contested primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. In what has become an increasingly close race, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are competing for the Conservative vote, while Mitt Romney looks to the Deep South as a chance at sealing front-runner status. After his first victory in the Virgin Islands, Ron Paul has refrained from actively campaigning in the states.