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Focus on immigration

This is the first in an occasional series on issues the candidates will be facing in the coming months.

Cynthia Martin lives in tiny Errol, N.H., 2,000 miles from the Mexican border. Only three of Errol's 298 residents are Hispanic, and 17 were born outside of the United States, according to the 2000 Census.

Still, Martin doesn't hesitate when asked which issue will drive her vote in the Republican primaries Jan. 8 -- illegal immigration.

"We need to address this issue," said Martin,...

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