[oceanview]

well, let's hold on - nothing has passed yet.

but what I am saying is (hypothetically) - suppose there is a segment of current hispanic americans, who voted republican, who will switch to the Dems if the republican party stands for border enforcement and no amnesty - where are we going to go to "replace" those votes?

[Prokopton]

"but what I am saying is (hypothetically) - suppose there is a segment of current hispanic americans, who voted republican, who will switch to the Dems if the republican party stands for border enforcement and no amnesty - where are we going to go to "replace" those votes?"

The "hypothetical" is only useful as a straw man. There is nothing to support the hypothetical. The polls seem to show that legal immigrants are against amnesty for illegal aliens in at least as great a percentage as votes Republican.

Rather than worry about hypotheticals, the Republican leadership should worry about the non-hypothetical fact that most Republicans, and most U.S. citizens, are against their pathetic amnesty programs. If you're in the majority, all you have to do is listen to those who got you there to win. Turn against them at your own peril.