tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post3182219405070635342..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Finding a House Majority on ImmigrationJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-51840918388140095322013-06-18T15:35:26.047-05:002013-06-18T15:35:26.047-05:00The number of Hispanic citizens is increasing by t...The number of Hispanic citizens is increasing by the month and the only question facing the Republicans in the House is whether or not they want their party to be relevant in future elections or do they want to be marginalized first in presidential elections and then down the ticket (a blue state Texas is not that far off). The GOP can appeal to Hispanic voters but not with immigrant bashing--we saw how well "self-deporting" worked in 2012.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-3998991564990116182013-06-18T13:57:42.205-05:002013-06-18T13:57:42.205-05:00The number of Republican House members who will on...The number of Republican House members who will only support what you tendentiously call "immigration bashing measures" is much higher than 20. At least 70, perhaps over 80. Electoral politics is a zero-sum game, and it is not possible for amnesty for illegal immigrants to be good for both parties. Democrats get tens of millions of new low income Hispanic voters whose children benefit from affirmative action if this passes (once the amnestied get green cards they can bring in their relatives, the total number of new Hispanic citizens is likely to approach 30 million); what do conservative Republicans get? An electorate much more biased toward affirmative action and a generous welfare state, how is that good for Republicans? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com