Journal Calls For Immigration Reform

[Lucky]

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, long one of the most conservative in American media, asks conservatives today: How many more Tuesdays like this one they'd care to repeat?

Citing the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the Romney campaign, and his loss of Hispanic votes that even George Bush won, the Journal says that the "free movement of labor is a central component of economic growth. Yet is has become near-orthodoxy among conservatives to denounce every attempt at immigration reform as a form of 'amnesty."

"But the right response isn't mass deportaton- as politically infeasbile as it is morally repulsive. It's a rational, humane, bipartisan reform that broadens the avenues to legal immigration, both for those abroad and those already here."

So, perhaps one step forward for immigrants, who the Journal does expect to vote Republican!

[Guest hitoallusa]

I hope Obama can do something about it.

[Lucky]

I can't believe I misspelled the headline. But, I did. The Republicans are hurting more though. Even Sean Hannity has joined the immigration bandwagon: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/sean-hannity-immigration-pathway-to-citizenship_n_2096255.html

[TampaYankee]

I can't believe I misspelled the headline. But, I did. The Republicans are hurting more though. Even Sean Hannity has joined the immigration bandwagon: http://www.huffingto..._n_2096255.html

It is fixed.

[Lucky]

Thank you, TY. I bought this snazzy new keyboard and keep making mistakes. My fingers need to adjust, but it is a nice keyboard.

[Guest gw]

If GOP somehow does a 180 degree turn on the immigration policy, will GOP be a bigger draw for Hispanics than the Democrat? I think in general Hispanics are socially conservative or don't care about social issues that much. Should we be worried?

[Guest EXPAT]

If GOP somehow does a 180 degree turn on the immigration policy, will GOP be a bigger draw for Hispanics than the Democrat? I think in general Hispanics are socially conservative or don't care about social issues that much. Should we be worried?

That's possible; however, the GOP need to get a more open immigration policy before the majority of hispanics will come over to their side if they do. That will be a hard pill for the GOP to swallow since they want white male America to rule decision making.

[MsGuy]

If GOP somehow does a 180 degree turn on the immigration policy, will GOP be a bigger draw for Hispanics than the Democrat? I think in general Hispanics are socially conservative or don't care about social issues that much. Should we be worried?

Unless my brain is cooked, George W. Bush used to pull about 40-45 % of the Hispanic vote. California was a swing state until Governor Wilson, a moderate seeking to solve personal political problems, led the Repubs into a nativist crusade back in '94 and threw Hispanics under the bus. See Proposition 187

Other than the immigration issue, which most Hispanics read as a racially motivated attack on their community, there is no particular reason Repubs can't pull a decent share of their vote.

Importantly, there is no good reason for the Repubs to continue to cater to the nativist wing of the party. What are haters going to do if they're pushed to the side, vote for the Dems?