A new Republican pragmatism on immigration? | Stewart J Lawrence

influential pro-reform conservatives are emerging, but none of the major candidates in 2012 appears to have had the note

are the first major cracks in the facade of anti-immigrant "nativism" in America is finally beginning to show

In last Sunday's ABC program "This Week" George F. Will, the dean of conservative columnists in the United States, had the audacity to suggest that it may be time to pass the Dream Act, a bill that would legalize the $ 2 million "minor" - the immigrants who have migrated illegally to young people, usually with their parents. if they agreed to go to college or join the army of the United States

immigrant rights activists rallied around the dream Act that hopes to take a more radical "amnesty" bill have disappeared in the new Congress dominated by Republicans. Even the Pentagon, the hunger for new recruits, said he supported the measure, as President Obama. But despite losing his slim Senate majority, Democrats could not approve the project if they tried. In fact, some concerned about his reelection chances in 2012, it is almost certain to vote no, as they did last November when the question was raised earlier.

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significantly, perhaps, follow-up observations of particularly harsh in the New York Times criticizing a series of new legislation on the tough anti-immigration states such as Alabama and Georgia are draconian SB 1070 in Arizona looks like a wrist slap. Bill in Alabama, creating illegal immigrants a virtual apartheid state, whose numbers barely 100,000 people, it takes almost all public institutions to become law prohibits not only immigrants to be hired, but penalizes landlords who rent to them, and prevents state universities enroll. It also indicates that the school authorities to maintain primary and secondary control over them, and report their figures to the authorities.

Officially, Alabama says he will not ban illegal immigrants from attending public schools - would violate the 1982 Plyler v. DOE U.S. Supreme Court decision, after all - but the measure has a deterrent effect on students and their parents are likely to rise to the same thing. Will, The New York Times, has been surprisingly outspoken in his opposition to mass deportations, saying it is simply impossible to try to force all or most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. U.S. to leave:

• "Most of them have been here five years or more. They had children here. Her children are citizens. However, they need to get out of a bumper against bumper bus, which is extending from San Diego to Alaska. [Is] [n] or will happen. And once people come to terms with that, then we get to solve it. "
• It was noted that although "seal the border" and "the restoration of national sovereignty" is the first responsibility of government, at least in theory, "if we want to avoid having a permanent underclass submerged, then we must do something to put these people on the steps of greater mobility in this country ... What offends some people say it is rewarding illegal behavior. Well, they must make a decision. "
• How about a highly respected curator is willing to put his neck in a time when most Republicans still officially condemns sleep like a free pass for offenders inconceivable suggests a new line pragmatic thinking between the two becomes part of the right trying to adapt to the overwhelming demographic realities facing the U.S. in the new century 21.

white, low birth rates are declining rapidly as a percentage of the total population, and in some states, like California, are beginning to lose its majority status. And while the political clout of Latino voters is still far behind their numbers are still growing rapidly and represents a threat to the competitiveness of the Republican Party traditionally contested states like Colorado, Nevada, Florida and Texas, which, unchecked , is likely to switch to new elections for the Democrats.

intervention by Will suggest a reason for hope for immigration reform? Not in the short term. Apart from Newt Gingrich, who says he is open to a limited number of "amnesty," the former governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, among the current crop of Republican candidates did not follow the hard party. Huntsman, once supported by tuition credits for illegal immigrants who attend schools in their state, a position consistent with the sleep of the Act. But he and Gingrich are more numerous followers, compared to the major GOP candidates Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann, who are decidedly aggressive on immigration. And if Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who opposes a dream, joins the race, as expected, is likely to end any debate.

So until it gets better, how are things? In the home state of Maryland Will - a bastion of liberal pro-immigration - Anti-immigration groups simply have a Dream Act bill pending registration after launching a successful petition to the issue before voters in November 2012. The Democratic governor had just signed the bill, and was hailed as a major victory for pragmatic thinking on immigration of the kind that exalts.
So much for ancient wisdom of the prevailing party.

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