Even though the situatiion and future prospoects look bleak, especially since all polls now predict Democratic control of the House and Senate by wide margins, we still have to fight it. We did it once, we can do it again. My reason for saying that is that when comprehensive immigration was before the Senate everyone - all the pundits, the MSM, and a good portion of both political parties were against us. Remember when Bush smirked and said “see you at the signing” to the press? What everybody was unprepared for was the HUGE reaction of the American people! I still believe that as long as 67% of the public is opposed to any form of amnesty that we can prevail irrespective of what political party is in control. We just can’t become discouraged and demoralized by our opponents! Those bums’ first priority, after all, is being re-elected!
Of course we do. But at some point in the not too distant future, if the borders stay open (and I know lip service has been given to closing them) we won't have that overwhelming majority anymore. Even now, I can see that the Mexican illegal marches of last year would been unthinkable a generation ago, because the illegals would have been rounded up.
We need a party who has this as the prominent plank, and will pledge to remain agnostic on divisive issues such as major social change items -- abortion, welfare program changes -- until immigration has been handled--i.e., far more restrictively for illegals, and more rationally for legals, meaning we select for good citizens rather than doling it out to those with no interest in what the USA is or was. We have to get over the many "litmus test" issues we have that separate us and unite on this matter, but neither major party will provide the vehicle. They keep doing the same thing over and over, as soon as the commotion dies down.
Unfortunately, the corporate and political elites are willing to ignore the will of the people. Don’t forget that amnesty passed the Senate in 2006 [S 2611]. The battle over amnesty will be fought in the House. The Senate will vote for amnesty next time around.