Why Immigration is Fizzling in Florida for Gingrich

By Ronald Brownstein // January 28, 2012 | 12:59 p.m.

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, meets with supporters during an event at The PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke/AP)

MIAMI -- When Newt Gingrich pounded Mitt Romney's immigration policy as inhumane and unrealistic at last Thursday night's GOP debate, the sound of silence was deafening at the debate-watching party of a prominent Republican Hispanic group here.