The GOPE has noticed. They just haven’t convinced enough GOPe voters how racist they are for being against amnesty yet. Mitt and Jeb just don’t stop and they just don’t care.
The GOPe are out of touch with the Middle Class. They are wealthy enough that the immigration doesn’t hurt them. They aren’t taking their jibs and the added tax burden is negligible to them.
At this point, it is not just the Tea Party that the GOPe should fear, it is all working class voters if both parties.