Governor (Huckabee): GOP at Risk on Immigration

[brooklynite]

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas warned that his party risks its long-term viability if it takes too hard a line on the immigration issue.

”Our culture and our world is changing, and if we alienate a major and growing part of the population — the legal voting population — we risk marginalizing ourselves within a generation,” he said. “Woe to us if we simply play to the crowd and throw red meat.”

Huckabee made his remarks to reporters on the eve of the National Governors Association’s annual meeting here this weekend. Huckabee steps down as NGA chairman today, handing the gavel to Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona.

Huckabee spent considerable time outlining his concerns about what he sees as a breakdown of the federalist system. He warned that the United States risks moving toward a centralized government akin to Japan’s, in place of an aggregation of states that “lend power” to the federal government.

http://www.governing.com/news/8nga1.htm

[MemphisTiger]

1. This is the weak spot in the armor of the GOP in the coming

election. They are divided over this issue and we can exploit it.

[unlawflcombatnt]

2. Alienating the Corporate Cheap Labor Lobby

He's not the slightest bit worried about alienating "voters." He's worried about alienating his rich Corporate donors who depend on the cheap labor of illegal immigrants to keep labor costs down and maintain their exorbitant profits.

It's really a sad day when the interests of rich Corporate donors completely trump the will of the electorate.

The Republicans long-term "viability" in this case applies exclusively to the long-term favor of the rich, Corporate cheap-labor lobby players who finance Republican campaigns and Republican propaganda dissemination.

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[MrCoffee]

3. Huckabee scares the crap out of me

If he runs in 2008...we're in serious trouble.