[Zack Nguyen]

Well, we certainly need more than just the honkey vote at some point. :)

The reality, though, is that illegals would be whipped into a frenzy by leftist demagogues at being required to become "good citizens." The policy would be condemned as "racist" and "insensitive to their cultural heritage." Republicans would also be attacked for forcing illegals to work and learn English. Though the plan might work, I wonder whether Republicans could overcome the liberal spin machine with such a proposal.

[hchutch]

If we use the bully pulpit, we can do it. The hard part is dealing with the Tancredo-Buchanan types out there who don't understand the political realities here. We can get a good deal now, or be stuck with a bad one.

The set-up Morris has is a good one, and it will work out. None of these are things that can easily be spun as racist, and certainly, any effort to oppose such conditions could be spun by us as racist - the Dems are setting them up to fail.

The fact that Senator KKK (Robert Byrd) is the point man on this makes it that much easier, IMHO.

[E Rocc]

Republicans would also be attacked for forcing illegals to work and learn English.

Probably.

But they can turn that against the Damnocrats with older and middle class black voters, who are expected to work and don't think they've been given any such special favors.

-Eric