US Senator Cornyn In The Valley Tonight As "Key" Player In Immigration Debate

Read the previous posts and articles on the Immigration issue. Then read Fred Barnes article in the Weekly Standard on what is really going on in trying to get this issue before the voters at this time.

"For Republicans, immigration reform could be a saving issue in the 2006 midterm election. With Social Security reform off the table for now, immigration is America's most urgent domestic problem. And if handled sensitively, it would not reverse the drift of Hispanic voters to the Republican party. Democrats, of course, may try to disrupt Bush's efforts, as they tried in 2003 when he won a Medicare prescription drug benefit. But since his ideas on immigration are close to theirs, they're more likely to go along."

The article points to Senator Cornyn as a key player in the internal debate that may cause the Republican party to implode on this issue. Internal dynamics pit the grassroots of the party that are unhappy with Bush's previous stands on the issue against corporate interests that benefit from cheap labor.

It is an interesting read at any point. At this moment Senator Cornyn seems to be doing his part of the game plan. He is presently speaking to local business leaders here in McAllen, Texas.

I would hope that rather than simply looking for a mid-term political issue to use in congressional campaigns, that those involved meaningfully address the problems that people face.