The article is only four paragraphs long, is completely coherent and self-consistent, and makes the case that Trump will get re-elected on the illegal immigration issue.
What, exactly, do you see there that is self-contradictory? I don’t see anything.
Hinderaker is a good conservative thinker and a clear writer.
No good writer would write this:
Do you think illegal immigration is a serious problem? If you are like 67 percent of likely voters, you do. If you think illegal immigration is a very serious problem, you have plenty of company–47 percent of voters.
So, what is it? 67% which is a dead cert winner, or only 47% which is, meh! - now you are competing for their attention with 27 other issues. Make it complicated and confusing, keep mentioning that racist Trump and people will move on.
It's like saying 54.35% of voters think the country is on the wrong track. Does that mean pro Trump voters who can't abide what RINOs and democrats are doing or anti-Trump voters who can't abide what Trump is doing or some split between them?