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The heyday of immigration reduction was in the 80's. Laws were enacted in 1986(?) that required employers to request IDs, greencards or employment authorizations from job applicants or be subject to sanctions also border security was to have received more funding and be improved.Other immigration control initiatives were part of that legislation. These laws were coupled with the infamous amnesty of 1986. At that point in time Americans were concerned and involved with immigration reduction. In the years since, and due in no small part to Bubba's administration, most provisions of those laws went unenforced (except for the amnesty) or unfunded or ignored (including border control). The Republican convention in 1996 included Pat Buchanan speaking out against illegal and mass immigration. By 2002 the Latino population has grown to surpass the Black vote in political importance. The Latin vote is a swing vote to be wooed and courted by all aspiring politicians. After the next amnesty and fifteen years thence what do you think the demographics will look like and how do you think politicians will react to the issue of immigration reduction? President "TexMex" Bush seeks to discriminate mightily in favor of Mexicans by granting them a special amnesty. What kind of favoritism will Latinos receive in fifteen years when their percentage of the electorate has grown ? My point is that time is working against immigration reduction not in favor of it. As time proceeds politicians will be more reluctant to champion IR. Since the 80's, Americans have not been intrested in IR.Will that change? We'll see. But only a groundswell of grassroots will substantially change this nations immigration reality.

President "TexMex" Bush seeks to discriminate mightily in favor of Mexicans by granting them a special amnesty.

I don't understand why so many people seem to be puzzled by this. Has everybody forgotten the youngest George Bush? The one they call the "Mexican" or "Latin" Bush who is the nephew of the current president? Most of the talk so far about him I have heard is how handsome and charming he is. In MY opinion,Bubba Bush is doing all this to prepare the ground for the election of his nephew as the first president of the new "North American Union",which will be compromised of Canada,the USA,and Mexico. The "New World Order" arrangement that president Bush-1 boasted about. Just think,THREE George Bushes who end up being presidents! What other candidate would stand a chance against him? His uncle gave America to Mexico,he is half-Mexican himself,and he speaks the language!

My point is that time is working against immigration reduction not in favor of it.

You have a very good point about the changing demographics. It certainly makes the job of immigration reform advocates more challenging. Although it is becoming more difficult I hope and believe it will still be possible to make some changes.

The Hispanic vote is not monolithic on this issue, either. There is a Hispanic minority voting for conservatives and Republicans and this number will increase as more Hispanics move into the middle class. I think more Hispanics will be attracted to Republican/conservative causes naturally, not as a result of mistakes like amnesty. Hopefully because of that and because of the country as a whole becoming concerned about immigration, as you suggest, we will be able to implement better policies on this.