Nah, he just got the entire Democratic vote, and the vote of Republican party voters "at all costs".
A republican will have to be on the ticket for him to lose. I mean, a real republican. Not a RINO.
Well, then GWB is in good company. Jack Kemp and Bill Bennett took similar positions on Prop. 187 in California. Julian Simon over at the Cato Institutute and Kevin McCarthy and R. Burciaga Valdez at RAND studied the whole question, and concluded that the economic costs and benefits of illegal immigrant labor were about even.
By legitimizing migrant labor, the administration can focus limited border patrol resources on the real problem -- criminal aliens and terrorists. A very smart move.
Oh, and for those who harbor the illusion that migrant labor takes away jobs from US citizens, get a clue -- paying a "living wage" on US terms would at least quadruple the cost of fruits and vegetables. Which, of course, would raise the cost of living for everyone else. And the idea of US citizens taking those jobs is laughable -- try to get a kid to mow your lawn these days.
The Conservative position on this issue should be pretty clear -- side with those who take personal responsibility for their lives, work their butts off and send money home to their families, and go after those who do not make a positive contribution to society.