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5 Reasons Amnesty Would Be Political Suicide For The Republican Party

surfcitysocal Wrote: Nov 13, 2012 5:18 PM

You're right. Mark Levin reminded us yesterday on his radio program of a little history. Two years after Reagan granted amnesty to 3 million illegals, Dukakis captured 70% of the Hispanic vote. Assuming Republicans go along with amnesty, which I have no doubt they will, the Democrats will claim all the credit for it and Republicans will get zilch--despite some Republicans' efforts to claim that the Hispanic vote is a better fit with the Republicans on social issues and that they'll vote with us. The "joke" that they aren't illegal, just unregistered Democrats, is truer than the Republicans want to admit, but they will cave because they are a bunch of weenies, desperate to go along to get along and avoid the obstructionist/racist tag.

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BIGSKYER Wrote: Nov 13, 2012 11:07 PM

Speaking of spineless Republicans, any out there remember the days when for over 40 years Republicans were the minority party in both houses, and liked it that way! Yep, less responsibility that way! No that since 1997 they've tasted Majority status on occasion and apparently found it was a scary position to be in. Except for some success as in the contract with America, what have they accomplished since then that conservatives can crow about?

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5 Reasons Amnesty Would Be Political Suicide For The Republican Party

Of all the misguided, corrupt and deranged ideas floating around inside the D.C. bubble, perhaps the single worst one is giving illegal aliens amnesty as part of some sort of attempt to capture the Hispanic vote. If the GOP were to pursue a policy that primarily benefits corrupt business owners, the government of Mexico, and Democrats at the expense of our country and our own base, we'd truly deserve the "Stupid Party" moniker that has so often been hung around our neck. This policy wouldn't be a calculated risk or even a longshot; it would be a game of Russian Roulette...

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