Anti-immigration zealots admit they went too far
These are heady times for immigration hardliners. They convinced Colorado's Democratic legislature to pass the toughest immigration laws in the country. The national media is convinced that Colorado has lost its mind. But some of the zealots still claim the laws don't go far enough.
Fortunately, there are others who realize that the debate has gotten out of hand. From today's Denver Post:
Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm, who spearheaded the group that sponsored the constitutional amendment, said he was "bothered" that voters believed the state's No. 1 issue was illegal immigration. "It makes me think I was almost too successful bringing attention to the issue," he said. "This is not a very good reading on what problems the state faces. It's a serious issue, but people seem to have gone from an underreaction to overreaction."
Illegal immigration and the hiring of undocumented workers were serious issues. So the Democrats worked out a compromise to address them. Now lets see if the Republicans will step up to the plate to help us tackle healthcare, the budget, the environment, security, and economic development.
Hat-tip to Progress Now Action for the L.A. Times link.
Fortunately, there are others who realize that the debate has gotten out of hand. From today's Denver Post:
Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm, who spearheaded the group that sponsored the constitutional amendment, said he was "bothered" that voters believed the state's No. 1 issue was illegal immigration. "It makes me think I was almost too successful bringing attention to the issue," he said. "This is not a very good reading on what problems the state faces. It's a serious issue, but people seem to have gone from an underreaction to overreaction."
Illegal immigration and the hiring of undocumented workers were serious issues. So the Democrats worked out a compromise to address them. Now lets see if the Republicans will step up to the plate to help us tackle healthcare, the budget, the environment, security, and economic development.
Hat-tip to Progress Now Action for the L.A. Times link.
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1 Comments:
This just shows that polls are snapshots of our short attention span combined with what is getting so much coverage that a sizable chunk of the majority who hardly pay any attention can't help knowing about it in spite of themselves. Kind of like me recognizing the winner of American Idol no matter how hard I try not to. This is also why names like John McCain and Hillary Clinton figure so prominently in polls. Most people have never heard of the other Senators and Governors listed so they vote for the famous person they know for sure is from their favored party. In a couple of weeks immigration will no longer be Colorado's primary concern and by the time the next Presidential primary rolls around the Dem choice will likely be someone who is hardly registering in the polls now, just as it was with Carter and Bill Clinton.
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