It looks like I am the first one from a border state on this thread, so here is my two cents worth. Unless you live here you could not even believe it. This state is solidly Democrat so I dont know what the Republicans are afraid of. They are called racist no matter how much pandering they do and Bush has ZERO chance of getting our 54 electoral votes anyway. Barbara Boxer also has a 95 percent chance of reelection to the Senate. What a prize she is!
The Border Patrol has just been ordered to stop doing any "interior enforcement", meaning that once you get accross the border, youre home free.
The problem is that agribusiness wants the cheap labor. My grandfather was able to farm without illegal alien (I refuse to use the "udocumented" PC term) labor. I will gladly pay .10 more for a head of lettuce, but most consumers wont. Teenage unemployment is at an all time high because all of the construction, restaurant and other entry-level jobs now go to illegal alien adults. This is not work that "Americans wont do".
The Border Patrol has just been ordered to stop doing any "interior enforcement", meaning that once you get accross the border, you're home free. Federal officials "dance" around when questioned by our local media, even worse than when on Fox Television.