It's not going to be too hard to outflank the Republicans on immigration issue. Beyond not address the problem at all, the Bush administration has gone so far as to call the Minuteman, "vigilantes. " There could be all the democracy in Iraq, but open borders hurts economics and security of the country. The situation may allow a centrist Democrat to score at the ballot boxes. We might see a new term in the near future: "Richardson Republicans."
The politics of immigration are changing. On Friday Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, declared a "state of emergency" in four New Mexico border counties due to "a chaotic situation involving illegal alien smuggling and illegal drug shipments." His office has pledged $1.5 million for stepped-up law enforcement and also asked Chris Simcox, the president of the volunteer border patrol group Minutemen, for a meeting. Mr. Richardson, a man who wears his ambition for national office on his sleeve, has apparently decided he has to reposition himself on border issues. Wall St. Journal
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