The GOP decided to make immigrant bashing one of the top priorities in 2006. They paid at the polls:
Pollsters generally agree that the same voters abandoned the president's party in droves during last week's elections, with Latinos giving the GOP only 30 percent of their vote as strident House immigration legislation inspired by Republicans and tough-talking campaign ads by conservative candidates roiled the community. It was a 10-point drop from the lowest estimated Latino vote percentage two years ago, and a 14-point drop from the highest.And, you know, the Republicans can't help themselves. They'll keep up the anti-latino agenda. Fine, they'll keep losing elections.
