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"Phyllis Schlafly knows how to speak conservative truth."

Absolutely. Schlafly was literally the first person I ever saw make a case against illegal immigration.

I was born and raised a Liberal and gradually migrated to conservativism over the course of lifetime. In 2004, I reached the point of working very hard to re-elect George Bush. in February 2005, I attended CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Committee in DC.

Schlafly was there, speaking and leading a panel discussion on illegal immigration. It is hard to believe, but even at this relatively late date, the Conservatives in the audience (everybody in the audience was a conservative) were split about this issue. I myself had never even been exposed to the issue before, and Schlafly's statements seemed outlandish to me. But even in the course of that panel discussion, my attitudes started to change.

I'm sure my experiences have been different from most freepers in this regard. But I do think the they can still be instructive in a way. For most Americans, the illegal immigration issue is really a pretty new one. I believe that, over time, this will be a very big win for conservatives.

I believe a very large number of Democrats---particularly the less affluent ones who are nonetheless working---will join us on this issue. The fact is, there are more low-wage Democrats than Republicans, and the illegal immigration issue directly impacts Democrats as a group more strongly than Republicans.

This is an issue that has so many angles, nearly every one of them supporting our side, that we can't help but win over time.

That is the key factor---time. That is why our goal at this time must be---NO LEGISLATION---none at all. This whole legislative process is turning into a disaster. Yes, the situation seemed bad before, but really, we can live with it a little while longer. We need to completely defeat any legislation coming out of this session---because it is bound to be horrible.

What we need to do, is continue to kick butt over time on Republican legislatures who betray us on this issue, and just stay the course. While many rank-and-file Democrats may be embarrassed to show they support us openly---I believe we will have their support in the voting booth as well.