Arizona citizenship law...a bigtime winner for the GOP?

[branders seine]

Today's Denver Post has a poll showing over 77% agree that Colroado needs a law like Arizona's.

Not a scientific poll, but still, 77% is usually reserved for questions like "Are the Broncos your favorite football team."

Also, the 10 or 12 employees in the staff lunchroom where I work were unanimously and enthusiastically in favor of such a law--EVEN THE FOUR LATINOS!


Unbelievable.

But then, remember, this country elected reagan twice.

[IndianaJoe]

1. Very scary. n/t

[alstephenson]

2. And GW Bush, too.

[Ardent15]

8. No, Governor Bush was never elected President

But it doesn't matter now.

[alstephenson]

10. Sad but true.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. No. Nobody is going to vote for the GOP because of this law, but a lot of people will vote against

them because of it.

[branders seine]

5. Really?

10 people in the lunchroom with me, and I was the only one opposed to this?

I agree that many people will vote against them for it, but I disagree that "Nobody is going to vote for the GOP because of this law." I think a larger segment of the US public are reactionary redneck shallow thinkers than you realize.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. Most people who are so very much in favor of such a thing probably already vote GOP.

Other people might be OK with it, or even in favor of it, but not to such an extent that it overshadows everything else.

[Johonny]

4. the 60+ retired white crowd seemed overjoyred about it last night

100 % agreed that California needs the same law.

Best argument "how can it be racism if Latino isn't a single race but a bunch of races all mixed together"

If only we enforced those employment laws maybe they won't come?

[branders seine]

7. This crowd was as follows:

one middle-aged white guy (known rapublican)

two younger males (thirtyish)--one known to have been an enthusiastic Obama supporter in 2008

two older white females (50-60's), one married, one divorced

the rest were 20's to 30's females

four of them latinas!

[MrSlayer]

9. Everyone on my job is against it except the Puerto Rican dude.

He listens to Beck, Limbaugh and Hannity all day long. And I bury him every day when he brings up their bullshit at lunch. It's quite amusing really.