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To: traditionalist
Bush apparently believes that legalizing the illegals will gain republicans more support among our hispanic population. And so he flaunts his ability to speak Spanish as he panders to this growing voting bloc.

But he may be wrong in his assumptions. There is every possibility that the legal hispanics don't want the illegal hispanics here any more than the average citizen does. After all, a portion of their hard-earned tax dollars will be going to support the demands of these illegals. And maybe they were more honest, and waited in line to become American citizens, and resent those who didn't wait their turn.

Then again, maybe I'm just dreaming and ignoring the probability that the legal hispanics would welcome the illegals, as the greater numbers increase their power base.

28 posted on 01/22/2002 10:45:54 PM PST by bjcintennessee
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To: bjcintennessee
There is every possibility that the legal hispanics don't want the illegal hispanics here any more than the average citizen does.

The only ones who do are the ones who hope to capitalize on either the votes or cheap labor. Everyone acts like the hispanics are a monolith which they aren't. Reagan had the hispanic vote back in the 80's, the fact that Bush didn't is because the so-called hispanic vote has been diluted with the votes of millions newly arrived types who believe they are entitled to a piece of the American pie. Some of the immigrants are Conservatives but the vast majority of illegals are not Conservative in any way ----all one needs to do is check out their illegitimacy rate or dropout rate.

41 posted on 01/23/2002 5:27:35 AM PST by FITZ
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