tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post942766981463724882..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Republicans Immigrant DilemmaGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-86977393858671473942013-05-27T09:21:27.338-04:002013-05-27T09:21:27.338-04:00I hope you are right, but I think "reflexive ...I hope you are right, but I think "reflexive tribalism" is very strong.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-81214691303374103992013-05-25T14:15:02.739-04:002013-05-25T14:15:02.739-04:00Prof. Weeks,
Thanks for this always interesting b...Prof. Weeks,<br /><br />Thanks for this always interesting blog. I am not sure if Ann Coulter is thinking about this issue or any other in terms other than its effect on her book sales or speaking engagements. I heard her on the Sean Hannity show shortly after the election saying something along the lines of "the takers now outnumber the makers--it's all over." All over except for her cottage industry peddling anger and resentment. As far as I can tell, all thinking Republicans understand that they must get reform behind them and some actually want it. Their big problem is the primary voter who is not necessarily thinking about this (or maybe anything else!) realistically and who tend towards a certain level of anxiety about these demographic changes. <br /><br />Those have taken a public position against reform are either acting according to some sort of reflexive tribalism (Steve King?) or are poising themselves to claim ideological purity and say "I told you so" when some small number of immigrants inevitably commit a crime (Ted Cruz?, some of the National Review folks excepting Krikorian who is a true believer). I suspect that even some of these people secretly hope that the reform passes--they just don't want to be identified with it. <br /><br />Let us hope that the sane, the humane, and the responsible ones prevail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com