I agree with Dick Morris on this. He notes that the Latino vote went to Gore by 65 - 35 in 2000, but only went to Kerry 54 - 46. That is a huge "swing" and the Republicans would be ill-advised to ignore it. Jump up and down and holler about illegal aliens all you want, but electoral politics is the bottom line.
Morris has some good ideas here - - control the border (with a BIG fence), ID all workers who come in from Mexico, and deport those who refuse to comply. Sounds okay to me.
Jump up and down and holler about illegal aliens all you want, but electoral politics is the bottom line.
He is right. The problem with the illegals is that a very bad element has been coming across lately. If they are caught, it's because they are caught in commission of a crime (or DUI, or hit and run). I would have no problem if they would deport 10 and then let in 10 on guest worker permits.