The Republican Party provided five responses to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

Two in particular affect Latino immigrants in particular as GOP legislators addressed them in Spanish. However, the Republican mention on immigration was brief and vague.

One of the most interesting responses was Rep. Curt Clawson’s Tea Party response to the president’s Tuesday address. In his response, Clawson, a Florida Republican, mentioned immigration reform, something that went unmentioned by both the president and the official Republican response by Sen. Joni Ernst.

In an attempt to pander to the burgeoning Latino population in the country, Rep. Clawson switched to Spanish when talking about immigration issues.

“Success for our nation also means embracing diversity, including legal immigrants and the millions waiting legally to begin their own American Dream,” the congressman said in English.

Rep. Clawson then talked about the importance of legal immigration to the U.S., before switching to Spanish.

“We all believe in God, the family, hard work and freedom. We have to respect the law, but you are welcome with us. We are all equal, of course. Our house is your house,” the representative said in accented Spanish.

Rep. Clawson then trumpeted securing the border for “fairness first and also for security.” He mentioned 10 million unemployed Americans, before talking about securing the border, as if to link unemployment to undocumented immigrants. He did not, however, provide any plans for immigration reform nor did he mention his recent vote for defunding the president’s executive plan on immigration announced last November.

“It also puts an end to some of the unconstitutional and unfair actions by the Administration taken last year, including the Executive Orders on immigration. The President’s Executive amnesty put the needs of those that broke the law to enter our country above the needs of unemployed and underemployed Americans. Our top priority must remain securing the border,” Rep. Clawson said in a Jan. 14 statement.

The bill passed the House with a Republican majority of 236 to 190, reports The Hill.

However, recent polling by Latino Decisions has found that immigration reform and the executive order are highly favored among Latinos. Their polling data found 89 percent of Latinos asked favored the president’s executive action. Over the years, polling data has found Latinos have supported Democratic actions in favor of immigrants such as DACA and the Dream Act.

However, the GOP failed to mention it in during Sen. Ernst’s response.

The Spanish response, read out by freshman Rep. Carlos Curbelo, another Florida Republican, also mentions immigration in vague terms.

“We should also work through the appropriate channels to create permanent solutions for our immigration system, to secure our borders, modernize legal immigration, and strengthen our economy. In the past, the president has expressed support for ideas like these. Now we ask him to cooperate with us to get it done,” he said in Spanish.

According to Washington Post, Rep. Curbelo has defended his decision to mention immigration reform but could provide no reason as to why Sen. Ernst did not.

“Maybe immigration reform isn’t important in Iowa. You’d have to ask her why,” he said.

Rep. Curbelo has exemplified his more reconciliatory perspective through his recent voting record. Unlike Rep. Clawson, he was one of the ten Republicans to vote against defunding the president’s executive action.

“However, it is my firm belief that Congress should address the issue of overhauling our nation’s immigration laws through separate bills, rather than attaching these amendments to the critical Homeland Security Appropriations bill," he said in a statement, criticizing his colleague's choice to push the DHS into the debate. “It's time for Congress to get serious about securing our borders, modernizing our visa system, promoting legal immigration, and finding an adequate solution for undocumented families."

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