Apples and oranges. Its a shame he can't tell them apart.
Obviously hispanics should be treated with dignity. We're Republicans, in case he forgot. We're the ones who believe in color-blind citizenship.
And just as obviously, we believe in securing the border. And we believe in the rule of law. We do not believe in a two-tier labor force, some covered by labor law and some not, and we don't believe that some people should have to go through 6 years of legal wrangling to get a visa while others can simply walk in and go straight to the head of the line uninvited.
We already admit a million legal immigrants each year, with full papers, with all the rights and privileges that go with full papers. A million. The number one country of origin is Mexico, already. If Huckabee is convinced that a million isn't enough, or that the 200,000 Mexican visas per year isn't enough, then he should make that case. But to suggest that limiting the number to a million per year is somehow racist, I would say, remains his to prove.
Oh, he can tell them apart. He simply has chosen to disregard the clear difference.
You are right in that one of the tactics used by the open borders lobby is to subtly accuse opponents of being racist/xenophobic/anti-immigrant/anti-Hispanic/anti-Mexican if they dare oppose the enormous increases in permanet legal immigration that they wish to deceptively unleash.
I also agree that if Huckabee and his pro-unending mass immigration allies think that one million legal immigrants per year is not enough, then they should go to the people and put forth the case for more, and more importantly, they should craft legislation that is honest, transparent, and upfront about the amount of legal immigration they wish to admit. As it is, they prefer to mislead and deceive the public, and get what they want under the guise of 'guest worker' programs.
I would go a bit further, though, and say that not only does opposing an increase in immigration not make one a racist, but neither does a desire to reduce the amount of immigration into the nation. It is a very mainstream view, usually held by a majority or plurality of Americans.