Reply #15: The problem is, as the article states, it is a a short-term political winner for the GOP.

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Yes, Hispanics are leaving the GOP in droves. But there is sufficient support for the Arizona law among other groups to nevertheless make it a political winner for the GOP for the time being. And lets face it, we can't afford to have the GOP win politically, even if it's in the short term. In the short term they can do a lot of damage. In the long run as Hispanic voters become more numerous, it will backfire on the GOP, but by then they very well may have destroyed the country.