[Bushbacker]

Massive immigration will mean the group which went 60% for Kerry will grow. If the GOP alienates 1% of the white vote pandering on the issue of illegal immigration, they will need to increase their share of the Hispanic vote by 15% to make up the lost votes

++____The idea is to work for a majority of the Hispanic vote..this is doable, provided Bush and the GOP is careful on the
immigration issue.

My grandparents were immigrants from Eastern Europe...who never learned to speak English...I guess you would have wanted them to be kept out, too?

[fallujah-nuker]

"My grandparents were immigrants from Eastern Europe...who never learned to speak English...I guess you would have wanted them to be kept out, too?"

They assimilated to our way of life, may never have become too proficient at English (depending on how old they were when the arrived, young people learn rapidly) but insisted that their children learn it. They did as the Romans. They did not demand bilingual education for your parents. They assimilated into the melting pot, they did not demand that America become a balkanized multicultural nation.

They never joined separatist groups aiming to sever off parts of American territory for the expansion of the homeland they left behind. They were loyal to America, may have served in our military in war or helping keep the peace? They probably never used public housing or food stamps.

They probably considered themselves Americans, not hyphenated Americans, and probably made sure their children loved this great land of ours. I'm glad they came here.

[Pelham]

My grandparents were immigrants from Eastern Europe...who never learned to speak English...I guess you would have wanted them to be kept out, too?

Not a bad idea if we could make it retroactive. One less RINO.