Mickey Kaus comments on a piece by E.J. Dionne on the immigration dilemma for Democrats, pegged to Hillary’s flopping around on driver’s licenses for illegals. Mickey notes that “The Dem presidential candidates who might appeal to anti-legalization opinion — and thereby split the party — all seem paralyzed by their desire not to offend Latinos.”
That doesn’t seem to be the case for some Democrats in the House, though — Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) is going to introduce a tough enforcement bill this week with more than 40 Democratic co-sponsors (plus some Republicans). I wish him luck, but I’m not holding my breath — open immigration has become an immutable value of the Left, and a little thing like public opinion isn’t likely to change that.