Seems core Republicans see the Hispanic vote as "just waiting to be captured" as a Republican voting block if amnesty is granted... and that's why the big push.
Surprisingly (?) DemoCraps see the same for their side.
Ironically... (1) the ONLY votes which matter these days are those of minorities, and (2) the white "makers" of this country are the ones who get to "pay for it all"... all the while effectively having no vote in the matter.
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It's pretty clear that the current version of the republican party, ie a center-right party, will not appeal to newly enfranchised hispanics. So we will then get a big push that we have to pick candidates who are "electable," ie appealing to these hispanics. That means candidates who wil make Romney look like Reagan.
The unanswered question is why would core republican constituencies want to support this? Are we really so desperate to keep John Boehner in congress that we would support higher taxes, pissing more money away on welfare and teachers' unions and gun control? After all, that is what the hispanics will want.
The way I see it is we will have to make a decision sooner or later. Either we abandon our principles in the name of getting RINOs elected, or we draw a line. The establishment republicans warn us that drawing a line will only alienate the vast middle ground of low information voters. Maybe it will, but maybe if we present the issue to them , they will see it our way.