Much to your dismay, the presidential election involves people who live in States other than California.
Show me a national poll, not a poll conducted by an organization whose cause is illegal immigration BTW, that registers the issue anywhere near the war in Iraq, the economy, health care, or education, or that registers at double digits with the AMERICAN public at large.
As I've stated, I intend to vote for President Bush. However I don't think disagreeing with a select few of his administrations actions is incoherent or disloyal.
You stated immigration wasn't a 'bleep on the radar.' That's the only critera you gave me and I showed examples where it was MORE than a bleep here in CA.
Silly me, this thread was about a local talk show here in Southern California, and an interview about a series of enforcement actions being discontinued in Southern California -- I should have somehow inferred from your post that you meant a _nationwide_ poll in order to be a "bleep on the radar."
So it appears at least you'd concede my intended point (although it apparently didn't meet your previously unstated National poll standard) that immigration issues are MORE than a blip on the radar here in California.
As for national relevance, you're surely right, especially if you want the issue to be on par with the War in Iraq.