This kind of dastardly political sabotage is going on, in fact, right now.
I’m not so sure the GOP has its head totally screwed on straight either. A lot of them seem to be really eager for easy amnesty, not just easy immigration, not realizing that much of the invasion is by people who are just bent on evil, and who will not, in fact, settle to be docile lettuce pickers.
Many Conservatives are unsure. That uncertainty is the main reason for the Tea Party Movement.