[nanetteclaret]

You are forgetting TEXAS. We were a sovereign Republic from 1836 to 1846. We did it once before; we can do it again.

[Bob Ireland]

***TEXAS . . . We did it once before; we can do it again***

You may soon see a large legal immigration! ;-)

[rockrr]

And you’re forgetting Texas v. White.

[af_vet_rr]

You are forgetting TEXAS. We were a sovereign Republic from 1836 to 1846. We did it once before; we can do it again.

Texas has been a minority-majority state for several years, and Hispanics are about to pass up whites as the largest population, probably within 5 years, if not sooner. Whites dropping below 50% of the state, and then dropping below Hispanics is happening far quicker than anybody imagined. Not to mention that far too many people from California, New England, and Florida have moved into Texas in the past 15 years or so. Do you really want to go down that road?

I don't think the Hispanics would try and reunify with Mexico or anything, but I doubt you would get the Republic you dream of, because in addition to all of the liberals and liberal Republicans that have moved into Texas in recent years, the Democrats have done a damn good job of catering to the Hispanics. Republicans would be in serious trouble within a few years if the Democrats weren't so incompetent, but eventually their numbers will win out. 2016 could easily be the last time a Republican Presidential candidate wins the state. Anybody who thinks the Democrats aren't drooling over the prospects for Texas to once again be Democratic is a fool, especially since the Democrats will be a lot more liberal this time around.

There is a reason why our current Governor supports the Texas Dream Act, why he's spoken to La Raza just a few years ago. and why he wanted a guest worker program. He probably saw the trends long before most of us did.

[arrogantsob]

You saw the benefit in 1846 you would see it again even without the benefit of your greatest citizen, Sam Houston.