[luv2ski]

At the bottom of the article about how the bill died the first time is speculation about why Republican Senators might be supporting this stinker of a bill. One “reason” given was that Republicans would shore up the Hispanic vote forever.
I am shocked by this thinking. “Takers” always vote Democrat b/c that’s where Big Government lives. Are they nuts? Republicans getting the Hispanic vote? Is this really what this awful legislation is all about?

[Verginius Rufus]

The support for this on the Republican side seems to be mainly from big business, which wants cheap unskilled workers. Bush may think that his approach will cause more Hispanics to become Republicans, but he's nuts if he thinks that--maybe it is more a fear of being labeled a racist (remember Pete Wilson).

If this gets adopted, the majority of the illegals (all those not from Europe) will be entitled to racial preferences -- they will be legally favored over American citizens who are guilty of being white or non-Filipino Asian.