[mthom]

So when the Bush amnesty passes it should cost the republicans hispanic votes? yeah, sure

[smoothsailing]

Who knows,maybe you're right.What you say seems to be the "conventional wisdom".

I just don't see hispanics as some monolithic voting bloc that can be so easily pidgeon-holed.

Some may vote based on immigration policy.Some may be so called "values voters",voting based on religious beliefs or family traditions.Or for any number of other reasons or combinations of reasons.

Hispanics come in all flavors so predicting their voting behavior is way above my limited gift of clairvoyance.

But again,who knows,maybe you're right.