No, we don’t have the power. We could have implemented conservative immigration reform after 9-11, or after the 2004 election if we hadn’t been cursed with a Bush in the White House. Now if Republicans proposed conservative immigration reform it would of course have no chance of passing.
I don’t think, though, that House Republicans have recently proposed much of anything I mentioned, except abolishing the Diversity Visa. And even on that they couldn’t just abolish an absurd part of Ted Kennedy’s terrible legacy, they had to couple ending Diversity visas with an increase in visas for STEM graduates!
Otherwise I’m not aware of any proposals to end chain migration, end the current refugee policy, or reduce overall legal immigration. Again, it wouldn’t go anywhere if they did, but it would be nice to have an alternative to take to the American people. It would be nice to find out if Americans want unending mass immigration, or a reduction to more modest levels. But we’ll never know, because the GOP is worthless on this issue.
We can do more outreach. We can try to convince Hispanics and Asians that leftist Democrat policies aren’t in their or the country’s best interests. But I think what many on our side are missing is that these groups have decided otherwise. These groups have determined that Democrat policies are preferable. And I think to some extent they have made a very reasonable decision. Take racial preferences for example; why wouldn’t Hispanics favor the party that’s going to give them preference over whites for college admissions and govt jobs?
All that may be so, but we have to find a way no matter what it takes because there is no other path to survival.