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Today there are several caucuses of people with conservative views in the Democratic Party.  These conservative Democrats often find themselves at odds with the liberal majority of their party.  The Blue Dog caucus in the House was organized in 1994 by conservative Democrats who believed the liberal wing of the party had "choked blue" conservative voices in the party.  There is also a [[pro-life]] caucus within the Democrats called [[Democrats for Life of America]] currently led by [[Nat Hentoff]], a pro-[[Second Amendment]] caucus called [[Amendment II Democrats]] which supports [[gun rights]], and even a minority-held position within the [[environmentalist]] and [[organized labor]] movements opposed to further [[immigration]] into the United States on environmental or job protection grounds, although it should be noted that these voices have been all but shut out by the current leadership of those movements.<ref>Briggs, Vernon.  ''Immigration and American Unionism''.  Cornell University Press, 2001.</ref> <ref>Beck, Roy and Leon Kolankiewicz.  ''The Environmental Movement's Retreat from Advocating U.S. Population Stabilization (1970 - 1998): A First Draft of History''.  Journal of Policy History, (ISSN 0898-0306) Vol 12, No 1, 2000</ref>

Today there are several caucuses of people with conservative views in the Democratic Party.  These conservative Democrats often find themselves at odds with the liberal majority of their party.  The Blue Dog caucus in the House was organized in 1994 by conservative Democrats who believed the liberal wing of the party had "choked blue" conservative voices in the party.  There is also a [[pro-life]] caucus within the Democrats called [[Democrats for Life of America]] currently led by [[Nat Hentoff]], a pro-[[Second Amendment]] caucus called [[Amendment II Democrats]] which supports [[gun rights]], and even a minority-held position within the [[environmentalist]] and [[organized labor]] movements opposed to further [[immigration]] into the United States on environmental or job protection grounds, although it should be noted that these voices have been all but shut out by the current leadership of those movements.<ref>Briggs, Vernon.  ''Immigration and American Unionism''.  Cornell University Press, 2001.</ref> <ref>Beck, Roy and Leon Kolankiewicz.  ''The Environmental Movement's Retreat from Advocating U.S. Population Stabilization (1970 - 1998): A First Draft of History''.  Journal of Policy History, (ISSN 0898-0306) Vol 12, No 1, 2000</ref>

The [[Democratic Leadership Caucus]] is usually referred to as "conservative" but it has some liberal views on social issues. It includes among its ranks [[Bill Clinton]], [[Bill Richardson]], and [[Hillary Clinton]].

The [[Democratic Leadership Caucus]] is occasionally referred to as "conservative" but it has liberal views on both social and economic issues. It includes among its ranks [[Bill Clinton]], [[Bill Richardson]], and [[Hillary Clinton]].

[[Zell Miller]] is a conservative Democrat who wrote a book, ''A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat'', about his differences with the current party leadership.

[[Zell Miller]] is a conservative Democrat who wrote a book, ''A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat'', about his differences with the current party leadership.

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