Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [MLUG][Politics]The great immigration wash-out - SW US belongs to Mexico.

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 3 May 2006, Vern Green wrote:

> I don't disagree Mike, we are and have been saying the same thing. This 
> issue is what is going to put the democrats back in power this fall. Not 
> because the democrats have any sort of plan to speak of, but because the 
> mainstream republican voter base is up in arms over illegal immigration.

The Democrat plan is to avoid presenting a plan that can be criticized. 
There is the McCain-Kennedy bill, but I guess the Republican leadership 
doesn't like it.  Is that what's going on?

Meanwhile, the Republicans tear themselves apart because many Republican 
supporters (with money) hire illegal immigrants and many Republican voters 
hate illegal immigrants (or at least want them to obey the law).  So what 
should the Republicans do?  I would recommend tougher laws and weaker 
enforcement:  Tough talk and no action.  That's a good way to make both 
sides happy if you can fool the anti-illegal-immigrant crowd.

A possible disaster:  Deciding to build a fence all along the Mexican 
border.  This appeals to many people but I believe it will not work.  It 
will be very expensive, which is why the border states want to do it -- 
they want the federal money to poor into the state to hire local people ot 
do the work.  In other words, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas 
are happy to take our federal tax dollars and waste them on local 
projects.


> When you have 92% of conservative voters in a, albiet unscientific, poll 
> saying the leaders in Washington should go &*$# themselves, it is not 
> going down well.
>
> This is one time where the democrats with no stance and no plan are 
> actually going to reap the rewards. The republican have a plan, but 
> their voter base is not happy with that plan.

At election time: Better no plan than an unpopular plan.

Mike

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