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My thoughts on winning the Hispanic vote and Amnesty

Since after the election all I hear is that the main reason we lost is because we failed to reach out to Hispanics. What does that mean? It’s a rhetorical question.

I’ll do my best to break the issue down in simple terms .

According to the experts and consultants, in order to win the Hispanic vote, we must be for amnesty .  To me, amnesty equals looking the other way when someone breaks our laws .

So I would ask the experts and consultants this :  What kind of message are we sending someone if we say it is okay  for them to break the laws of this land ?

I would also ask, how can we trust someone to follow all of our other laws if we allow them  a pass on this one?    Is this law not an important one?

I am also wondering if those that enter this country illegally really understand what it means to be an American .    Do they get the fact that it is hard work maintaining this great nation of ours?

I understand and am  sympathetic to those who seek a better life for themselves and their families.   That notion is not lost on me.

But what I want, is someone who wants to be here because they love this country and wants to contribute and help it thrive.

I just don’t believe that amnesty and turning a blind eye to immigration regulation promotes love of this country.

The way to reach out to Hispanics is to make it clear that we do want people here who have a willingness to enter this country legally. Because if they do that, there is a much better shot at prospering .

Those  who want to grant you amnesty are doing so in the name of cheap labor and pandering for your political support .  So I say again, the Republican party is the party that wants you to succeed and not just exist here on the fringes of society like the Democrats want you to do .

COMMENTS

  • gmat

    I would like to see a path to citizenship for illegals who were brought here as children, did well in school, and stayed out of trouble. The DREAM Act or something similar. That would send a good message about citizenship and accomplishment.

    But at the same time we have to get a handle on family reunification. I would limit it to spouses and dependent children and the sponsor has to be able to support them. As for parents, no residency, just visas, meaning no participation in SS, Medicaid, etc.