As usual, politics overrides common sense. BOTH sides of the aisle are deathly afraid of alienating the Hispanic vote. While there ARE those ignorant ones that think with their emotions rather than their brains, most legal Hispanics don't like illegals, and the legal ones are the only ones that are supposed to be allowed to vote.
I'm all for shutting down our border. Tight. Wouldn't bother me who I ticked off. That border and our government are two of our biggest weaknesses. I'd shut their butts down as well if I could.