Will immigration enforcement doom GOP?

I keep hearing that Bush and Bush's Brain (Karl Rove) favor amnesty for illegal immigrants because they don't want to alienate Hispanic voters. Well, perhaps they should take a look at what's happening in Georgia before continuing on with their relentless pandering initiative.

In Georgia, SB529 was passed this year in an effort to prevent illegal aliens from getting certain state services and to crack down on employers who hired illegal aliens. While the final bill was watered down some from its original version, it is still considered to be one of the toughest illegal immigration bills in the country. And according to the AJC, the bill has already started having an impact (see previous posts here and here).

Based on Bushrovian logic, Sonny Perdue (Georgia's Republican governor), who supported this legislation and signed it into law, should be enemy numero uno amongst Hispanic voters, right? Well, as pointed out by PeachPundit, a recent Survey USA poll showed that Sonny has an approval rating of 88% with Hispanic Voters. That was a higher rating than he had with other sub-groups such as Republicans, conservatives, and white voters.

Of course, these results can't be extrapolated with 100% certainty to the country as a whole. However, it's interesting that Georgia's Republican-backed effort to crack down on those who do not respect our borders or immigration laws does not appear to have had any kind of adverse impact at this point on the Governor's popularity with Hispanics. If anything, the converse may be true and it may be helping our Republican governor with law-abiding Hispanic citizens.

And maybe, just maybe, Bush's "Brain" has miscalculated again.