Bush needs to be convinced that he will lose the 2004 election in order to gain any Administration support for stopping illegal immigration and opposing amnesty for illegals. We need to support Tancredo and put steady pressure on Bush to have any hope at all that the illegal flood will be reduced.
If the Republicans push for amnesty and continue on with the same border policy the border states will become like California. Sanchez and her equally dumb sister proved how it affects elections. The Republican Party will just move further to the left to try and attract the influx of Mexican voters.
The other issue relating to our border policy is that it enables terrorists entry into our country. This controversy about who should guard our borders, the INS or the military is a waste of time without an iron fist committment from our politicians to honor our Constitution and protect the citizens from attacks with weapons of mass destruction. There is no reason why a joint force of INS and military couldn't work along with border sensors and the political will from Washington to protect America.