Demographically, socially, and culturally the reconquista (reconquest) of the Southwest United States by Mexican immigrants is well underway. ...the persistence of Hispanic immigrants threatens to divide the United States into two peoples, two cultures, and two languages. In addition, President Bush, Senator John Kerry, and Congressional leaders of both parties are promoting legislation to legalize millions of illegal migrants in this country without any discussion of these efforts to garner Hispanic votes. The Mexican government's goal appears to be, in effect, to eventually erase the border between Mexico and the United States. From "The Hispanic Challenge" by Samuel P. Huntington