"I swear to God I thought after 9/11 we would shut down the border - Bush would be 60% in the polls now."
I agree completely, been saying this for two years. We would have ended up with even MORE of the hispanic vote than we will anyway, because many of the hispanics currently in America, who have been here for a while, are troubled by illegal immigration which threatens their jobs and security. This issue is the pretty much the only Bush policy that I cannot defend when challenged. It was such a no-brainer, and Bush's geniuses like Rove blew the call and might have blown a very important election.
"...We would have ended up with even MORE of the hispanic vote than we will anyway, because many of the hispanics currently in America, who have been here for a while, are troubled by illegal immigration..."
Yes !!! There is little prejudice in Alabama against Chinese because the Chinese aren't swamping us. Oh sure there are some Chinese here but not swarms. Whereas Latins in Montgomery know that if another 20 thousand Mexcians with another thousand or two Guatemalans and Salvadorans arrive, the resentment of Latins will increase in such a place as Montgomery County. Latins are great but there are limits to what percentage of the population we want them to be. When English is becoming the second language in Alabama then the real resentment starts.
As per terrorism, immigration, and security, I offered the following suggested program on the earlier thread...
1.Drastically fewer student visas (and thus less Islamic militant cheering sections in places like Tuscaloosa, Alabama and other college towns.)
2. A much better patrolled Mexican border.
3. A beefed up Canadian border.
4. Improved and expanded inspections of incoming ships and watercraft.
5. No more UN refugee agreements where we take large number of immigrants at one time (as in the case of the 15,000 Somalians).