Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Immigration-Reform Scare Tactics

The GOP will wither and die, supporters threaten, if it fails to pass reform measures. - John Fund/National Review Online

It’s telling that the scare tactics deployed by the proponents of comprehensive immigration reform all revolve around politics: massive rallies on the Washington Mall and an angry Hispanic electorate. In reality, it might be the folks using the scare tactics who are the ones running scared. Maybe they’re afraid that the longer their bill is debated and the more sunshine it’s exposed to, the less likely the American people are to support it.