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The arm of the Mark Zuckerberg-backed immigration reform group that focuses on conservatives is going on air in Milwaukee with a pro-reform spot defending Rep. Paul Ryan, POLITICO has learned.

Americans for a Conservative Direction bought roughly $350,000 worth of TV time targeted toward Ryan’s district, a source tracking the air wars said.


That’s almost double what the anti-immigration Federation for American Immigration Reform is spending on 30-second spots accusing Ryan of backing “amnesty.”

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The spot from the FWD.us affiliate begins with a picture of Ryan and says, “Amnesty? Not a chance,” and goes on to say the House budget chairman is looking at a “conservative solution” to the issue of immigration.

It then focuses on more muscular pieces of the reform effort such as increased border security, E-verify and items like back taxes charged to illegal immigrants already in the country.

The buy runs from Friday through Sept. 3 on cable and broadcast networks.

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Ryan has been working to push for a version of comprehensive reform in the House.

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