Immigration critics don’t rely on Presidents
June 25, 2008 at 8:52 am

GWB was not their friend nor will the next President be much help

Just last year, an increasingly powerful grass-roots movement celebrated its success in killing an effort to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants. Its influence spread as a procession of presidential candidates proclaimed their support. But now there are just two candidates for the nation’s top office, Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.). And both have taken immigration stands that restrictionist groups find appalling.

Although heavily supported and highly organized, those who oppose illegal immigration suddenly find themselves without a champion. “That’s the reality we’re dealing with: a choice we don’t consider a choice,â€