re: The Hispanic electorate is an enigma for conservative politicians.

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you're saying minorities are just too stupid (or irrational or emotional) to vote republican

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where did i say i wanted people to vote republican?

and yes, emotional thinking is bad, especially when making political decisions. it should be demonized, and i try to do just that

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in the same thread wondering aloud why Hispanics won't vote for republicans.

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again

if they were rational, they would see that the criticisms are against illegal immigrants and not legal citizens. those arguments wouldn't apply to them and should have no effect. also, they have to rationally understand that it's a major risk to allow a flood of people who will eat up public services (and they will either have to pay more, or if they're on public service, possibly go without). those are all rational arguments

i'm pro-immigration...only if public services are cut off (in an ideal world we'd have open borders and no nanny state)

until we reign in the public services, i can't support an open border. it is an economic nightmare, especially long-term

if people want to warp that into an anti-latino statement, they're not only being intellectually dishonest, they're thinking emotionally