Sen. Jimmy Jeffress writes that he remains “appalled at the level of vitriol” aimed at Hispanic people in Arkansas. He says this in passing along a letter sent to legislators by e-mail yesterday. I’ve put it on the jump. If nothing else, it illustrates that the recent Republican dog-and-pony show on immigrant “costs” served the intended purpose of misleading people into overlooking the enormous benefits of the new population that far outweigh costs.

UPDATE: I’ve also added Jeffress’ response to the letter writer.

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