"Unless they wise up, by the time they're through every politician in this country outside the inner cities will be paying lip service at the very least to a serious crackdown on illegal immigration."
Am I missing something here? Is it just me or does this statement seem to be out of step with the gist of the article? I would think he meant every politician will GET SERIOUS ABOUT A "crackdown on illegal immigration", NOT "pay lip service".
Maybe it's just me.
He said they'd be paying lip service---"at the very least."
Meaning even that is something you would not expect a puckered-up pol to do to a potential voting bloc.