Tuesday, May 23, 2006

How many Latinos are still going to hurt themselves by voting Republican in the future?

In a survey by the Pew Research Center, conservative Republicans were by far the most opposed of any demographic group -- 83 percent -- to providing social services to illegal immigrants. Conservative Republicans were, in addition, the only group in which a majority supported a constitutional amendment barring citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants born in the United States. They also supported the activities of citizen militias known as Minutemen that attempt to guard the border.
Incredible.

And don't forget, these are the people that supposedly follow the example of Jesus Christ. Didn't Jesus say that the son is not responsible for the father's mistakes?

I can't say for sure, but I'm quite positive that in any country in the world (although maybe it's not true for the Arab countries in the Middle East), if a person is born in that country, citizenship is automatic.

Now, the Republicans want to take that right away from innocent kids whose parents risked their lives to provide their children with a brighter future. They would like to make those kids illegal aliens (and immigrants) forever, even if they are born in the US.

I really don't see how this rhetoric is going to help the GOP in the fall. Especially considering that Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the country.

It's totally puzzling.

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