Republicans Give Themselves a Wedg [ by James Linkin] [Culture Clash]
May 22, 2006It’s the Republicans’ turn to be the victim of a wedge issue. Immigration. It’s dividing their party irreconcilably in half and it’s about time. For years, Republicans voters have supported a party opposed to their economic interests. Not this time. If this is still on the table come November, it could cost the Republicans dearly.
Here’s how it works. Republican VOTERS want to wall off the United States. They want to take the 11 million illegal immigrants, men, women, and children, and maybe a few million of the legal immigrants as well, put them all on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, and sink it.
By contrast, Republican DONORS, mostly wealthy corporate interests, want a large, mobile, cheap, exploitable labor force that DOESN’T VOTE.
As always, Bush is siding with the MONEY. Can you really blame him?
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