It 'looks grim' primarily because the GOP is being run now by people who are more than happy to arrogantly smear the base of the party as racist and backwards.
With decent Republican leadership, we could solve this problem.
But if they win now, all bets are off. Policy like the bill that came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee will lead to a deluge of tens of millions more illegals on top of the tens of millions we have now.
Funny how this forum really mirrors these splits isn't it?