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Mexico is socialist? Mexico is an oligarchic hellhole where the vast majority of the citizens cannot make a living wage. if they were truly socialist, all citizens would be sharing their resources with their fellow citizens.
I think it takes into consideration that many Hispanics are now becoming adults, and also that previously inactive voters are now signing up for voter registration. That is undoubtedly the consequence of the anti-immigrant backlash, which is now beginning to create its own backlash against the right wing politicians who were short-sighted enough to use that as an election ploy, without taking into account that Hispanic voters aren't dumb, and they're probably not going to forget this for a long time.
I predicted when Arizona and other states got into this bash immigrant mode that there would be a price to be paid. They probably won't pay it in this election cycle, but by 2016, the Republicans are looking at some serious payback. I suspect they'll do whatever they can to try to make voting as difficult as possible, but they won't be able to stop it. They've made their bed, and sooner or later, they're going to have to sleep in it.
They are far more likely to vote for Democrats -- any Democrat -- than Republicans. The bash immigrant election strategy might have helped win some elections in 2009 and 2010, but there's going to be hell to pay for it over the next 4-6 years.
This is where Jon Huntsman was such an intriguing candidate.
There was a bipartisan move to offer amnesty. The American people overwhelmingly rejected the idea in no uncertain terms. This sent every politician with any notions of offering amnesty running for cover and recanting like crazy. So we are left in this no man's land of not being able to do anything about the illegal immigrant problem.
A.) There are way too many to round up and deport.
B.) We can't make them citizens because the American people said no.
So the Republicans try to make like they're going to be tough on illegal immigration by offering to build a giant wall, deporting more of those that we find and somehow getting them to self-deport. This approach accomplishes absolutely nothing in terms of the bigger picture.
The Democrats make their own accommodation with the an impossible situation: Just leave them alone. If you happen to catch illegal immigrants from time to time, pretend you didn't and let them go. But the Dems stay in this weird limbo land of opposing amnesty as well. Essentially, "You can stay, but we won't ever make it legal for you to be here."
I think Huntsman was ready to offer up a good solution to this problem. Too bad the GOP ignored him. If Obama wins this year, you can expect to see Huntsman run in 2016 and if he has his way, he might just steal the Democrats thunder by taking the bulk of the Latino vote on this issue. I think Obama has all he can handle getting reelected this year, but that makes for an interesting scenario.
i think they would go Newt as well, but I think that is a moot point at this stage of the game. Romney takes Fl, especially by a 8 or more % margin and the race might just about be over.
i think they would go Newt as well, but I think that is a moot point at this stage of the game. Romney takes Fl, especially by a 8 or more % margin and the race might just about be over.
Nita
I dont doubt that, Im just saying Texas goes republican easily.
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