Republican lawmakers and candidates are increasingly divided over illegal immigration. They are torn between the need to attract Latino support, especially at te ballot box and rallying party members who support tougher action. Arizona's new measure which requires that the police check the docouments of anyone they stop or detain who they suspect of being in the country illegally. This has forced politicians far and wide to take a stance. Conservative Republican governors: Jim Gibbons of Nevada, Robert F. McDonnnell of Virginia, and Rick Perry of Texas have all criticized the Arizona law. But Moderate Republicans like Tom Cambell, who is running in the party's Senate for California support the law. The decisions to either deny or support the bill causes immediate political consequences. The latest evidence may be Meg Whitman's declining fortunes. Ms. Whitman the former chief of executive of eBay, enjoyed a substantial lead over her principal rival for the Republican nomination for governor of California, Steve Poizner. She has seen her advantage slip tremendously, this is because Mr. Poizner has hammered her on her opposition to the Arizona law. She states she is 100% against amnesty for illegal immigrants. Period. A poll released by the Public Policy Institute of California showed her advantage falling 23 percentage points, down to 38 percent versus 29 for Mr. Poizner. Many people approve are starting to change their stance on the Arizona law. Many people are starting to be for it and agree that it may do some good.
Immigration reform is going to take years and years to be fixed the way that everyone wants it. Even then it will never be perfect. It will be hard to keep illegal immigrants out of the U.S. but securing the border can only happen after immigration is fixed.
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