GOP lite guv candidate Dan Patrick has a new TV ad out, portraying his rivals for the nomination as weaker than he on immigration policy. The timing of the ad is interesting because of reports on Tuesday that he employed at least four undocumented workers at his sports bar in the 1980s.

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