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Yes I would expect them to say that and I am glad. I have been around and lived amongst Hispanics all of my life and the vast majority have been decent law abiding folks. I am just saying that human nature tends towards tribalism and if they see people like themselves rounded up or mistreated they will naturally have some second thoughts. I would also be very interested in how many members of that group come from families that were the beneficiary of Reagan's 1986 amnesty.

I agree it would be interesting to see those statistics. But I think you're incorrect in assuming that legal hispanic immigrants would somehow be driven into the arms of the Dems if the Republicans insisted, and actually meticulously enforced, the laws already on the books.

As I pointed out, I think on this thread, entering this country illegally a second time is already a Felony punishable by 2 years in prison. It's also a felony to knowingly use fraudulent documents to illegally gain employment in the US. It's also a felony to knowingly employ those who are in this country illegally.

Look this whole argument is specious. We have laws on the books, they just need to be enforced. And not just in the time before an election, but consistently 24-7-365.

We're either a nation of laws or we're a nation ruled by the mobs in the streets. If 500,000 drug dealers marched in the streets loudly demanding their 'rights' to deal drugs while actually possessing those drugs would you consider giving in to them?

Hell no. You'd demand that the cops get off their backsides and start making some arrests and that prosecutors start prosecuting and judges and juries start convicting.

The last amnesty in '86 was supposed to 'fix' this problem. Well it didn't. It may in fact have made it worse. But that's an argument for another day.

What is clear is that the amnesty scheme Reagan signed off on failed and there are now nearly 20 million people residing here illegally demanding their 'rights'. I say we give them their 'rights'. Namely their rights to a speedy deportation hearing and a free bus or plane ride back to their country of origin and I don't care if that country was Mexico, Guatemala, Luxuembourg, Belgium, or Norway.

Let them return to where they came from and apply for citizenship and work permits in the manner already specified in US law. Anything less is a slap in the face to the roughly 1.25 million people who gain US citizenship annually in a lawful manner.