Hmm. The issue of illegal immigration isn’t packing the punch some might expect at the ballot box?

How about if there’s talk (threats?) of a “Hispanic Intifada”? Kaus and Kirkorian react.

I’m struck by this argument:

And please, dear anti-immigration readers, don’t tell me I’m being dishonest for failing to point out that you are not against legal immigration, but only against “illegals.’’
You are making a deceptive argument. Leaving aside the fact that nearly half of the undocumented immigrants came to this country legally, and overstayed their visas, their non-compliance with immigration rules should not stigmatize them with the label of “illegals.’’

In other words, ‘Leaving aside the fact that they broke the law, you should not stigmatize them as criminals.’ Somehow, I am less than fully persuaded by this argument, or the later comparison to immigrating illegally to speeding. Many adults drive, and many of those who do have gone faster than the speed limit. And the justice for that crime – a ticket and a fine – is well-established and widely enforced. Not many of us have snuck into another country and been paid under the table.

What, no comparison to jaywalking?