[greggery_peccary]

"You conveniently ignore that many immigrants(and natives, for that matter) vote more conservatively as they move up the income/class ladder.

I have noticed a trend here on FR that always rings true. Any post that refers to our President as 'Jorge' is guaranteed to be a clueless screed of negativity."

As someone with insight into the immigrations situation, I feel that RodgerD is right. Most of these newcomers will follower their "paisanos" and vote Democrat. And although I voted for Bush and support him on most issues, I am adamantly opposed to his position on immigration. He needs to seriously re-think his position before it's too late.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Annecdotally, did you notice that the van stopped today in Richmond had a Bush/Cheney sticker, a Marines or NRA sticker, and a Mexican flag? Recently bought in either Texas or California, these stickers were almost certainly put on by the previous owner. That combination of stickers seems to run counter to your theory.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Annecdotally, did you notice that the van stopped today in Richmond had a Bush/Cheney sticker, a Marines or NRA sticker, and a Mexican flag? Recently bought in either Texas or California, these stickers were almost certainly put on by the previous owner. That combination of stickers seems to run counter to your theory.