One word: PANDERING.
Republicans mistakenly believe that if they just play nice and go along with the Democrats on immigration that somewhow that will translate into votes for them.
The problem with that thinking is that it ignores the cultural socio-economic reality of hispanics and latin american's who in their own country, view the Government as the source of all wealth and prosperity.
When they come here, that thinking DOES NOT CHANGE.
The sooner Republican's (the "stupid party") recognizes that fact and adopt your recommendation that they capitalize on the illegal immigration issue the better off they'd be.
But they're too stupid to actually think and look at the cultural socio-economic reality from which hispanics and latin american's lived under prior to coming here.
Then again, that's why I call the Republican's the "stupid party."
Wrong. The GOPe wants the flow of cheap labor, legal and illegal, continue to flow to satisfy their corporate paymasters who help fund their campaigns. Groups like the Chamber of Commerce and Americans for Prosperity could care less about the voters. The corporate elites own both parties.
The usual GOPe players (and even the supposedly more conservative folks, like Cruz) are heavily dependent on the pro-amnesty business lobby.
Trump isn’t.