Or...it could probably be that the only person in the race whom they've heard say that he'll actually work on the illegal problem is Trump. Because guess who has to deal with the largest amount of fallout from the illegal problem - is it Asians? Nope, it is those caucasians whom we have separated out and called 'hispanics'. They're the ones who have to deal with heroin being pushed on the streets since marijuana dispensaries have cut into cartel profits, they're the ones who have to pay ransom of a couple thousand bucks to get their child back, their the ones who have to comfort their daughter who was raped by an illegal.
It will always be a winning issue with hispanics, as demonstrated three times in California. And I scream every time some 'big tent' GOPe nutjob on the free labor express starts pattering on about how we'll alienate future voters. What of it? Do you see candidates wandering around prisons looking for future potential voters? Yeah, liberals..
First, second, third generation immigrants, who went through the journey, who applied, who came here legally aren't clamoring for line cutters. If that were the case, you'd see it in every culture across the board, from 'hispanic' to Asian, all demanding that these stealers of the American dream be granted citizenship. Instead, it's almost always the same crew: White guilt liberals, college 'hispanics' who couldn't tell you what the most popular drink is in Tijuana much less Mexico City, and union activists who are seeking the next generation to fleece.
Oh, and another group: white guilt Republicans who 'don't want to alienate potential voters.' I guarantee those toads are the ones who cause more voters to stay home than any Republican campaigning to actually enforce the law.
I can just imagine Romney's tombstone: "He was as inoffensive as possible and never alienated hispanics."
I am aware that Hispanics, at least in TX have decided to call themselves "White", at least as far as the driver's license system and legal classification. With no disrespect, I'm not sure about that claim. I have lived many years in South and Central TX, and It it my theory that they are at least partially of American Indian descent. One reason that I believe this is if you have ever watched any of Mexican TV, the people from central Mexico all appear to be Caucasian in ethnicity, but in South TX, the "hispanics" actually appear to me to be of Native American descent. I mean no disrespect to any race.