Once the GOP agrees to amnesty, they will self-emasculate their base’s favorite moral argument: "What part of 'illegal' don’t you understand?"
But that won’t get the media to stop telling Hispanics that Republicans are evil white men who hate Latinos because look how they didn’t give the undocumented the vote! That campaign of anti-white agitation will then go on for years until the GOP gives in on The Path to Citizenship, too.
Thus, The New York Times prepares Phase 2 of the immigration campaign:
From Shadows to Citizenship
INTRODUCTION
Immigration activists last spring called for a special path to citizenship. Alex Wong/Getty Images
One of the contentious points in negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform is a House Republican proposal that would allow for a form of legal status to immigrants who are in the United States illegally, but would not include a clear path to citizenship.
But is it sensible to make citizenship hard to obtain for someone who is allowed to live and work here after years of residence? Would it be in the national interest for them to have the rights and responsibilities of citizenship?
LISA GARCÍA BEDOLLA, CENTER FOR LATINO POLICY RESEARCH
Being free of the fear of deportation will make a significant difference in the lives of millions of our nation’s immigrants. But that is not sufficient.
