Originally Posted by kane

I mentioned it as a point that this is nothing new. I'm no blaming Bush. Every president since Reagan ( and maybe before) has talked about immigration reform. It has been something that has been on the public's radar for 30 years now so when people say that Obama has planned this as a way to gain voters, it is nothing new. Every president in recent times has tried to figure out how to capitalize on these potential voters.

I personally feel it is all about politics for both parties. The GOP is in trouble. They see the trends on the horizon and know that they have to do something if they want to remain relevant in the future. As I said, it was reported that the Latino and black populations in this country will grow by 300-400% in the next 12-15 years. During that same amount of time the number of white people will stay about the same. Blacks and Latinos tend to vote democrat. If Obama can win them over and in the process make the 10-20 million illegals legal and pro-democrat, it is a game changer. Add into the fact that young people are voting democrat in far larger numbers today than they have in the past and that the younger generation (those who will be eligible to vote in the next 5-7 years) are more liberal - at least from a social standpoint - than generations past and the writing is on the wall for the GOP.

I don't doubt their sincerity. I think the governor of Arizona is trying to protect her state and feels that illegals are causing them a major financial drain (I happen to agree with her), but understand that this fight has as much to do with the future of the American voter as it does protecting the economy of a state. If the GOP can stand up to Obama on this and win and prove that they are trying to protect the country it could go a long way towards helping them regain power. If they lose and Obama finds a way to make all these illegals citizens it would be a huge blow to the GOP that they may never fully recover from.