IMMIGRATION AND THE ELECTION

Since Tuesday's election, many in the main stream media are aiming to convince politicians that, now, anything pro-immigration is a big winner, so they should support pro-immigration issues or, at a minimum, cease opposition. They point to losses such as J. D. Hayworth in Arizona and say that proves that getting tough on illegal immigration is a political loser. They eagerly point to election results and say Americans support illegal immigration and want to give immigrants "super citizenship," including some benefits that U.S. citizens do not have.

Is this really the position of most American voters or are we dealing with a situation where so many immigrants now populate certain voting districts that they outnumber non-immigrant voters? Or, are pro-immigration factions in the media and elsewhere using some "selected" election results to scare away opposition. In elections where the margin of victory in some contests can be less than a few percentage points, it would seem that we are truly in danger of minority rule. Minority groups have been "educated" to the importance of block voting and are told that the general voting population can be made impotent at the polls because they don't engage in one issue voting or block voting!

Our view is that very little will get done in Congress between now and the '08 elections. Immigration issues, including "the fence," will stagnate for several reasons, not the least of which is the bloody battle over who will be the nominee of each party. This leaves the border wide open for drug smugglers, terrorists and illegal immigrants. We will leave the implications of this for you to ponder.

Some interesting views and analysis regarding immigration issues can be found on Roy Beck's web site at: http://immigrationinfo@numbersusa.com/actionalerts.
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