A Hispanic Republican Party Chairman?

In an attempt to appeal to Hispanic voters, President Bush is backing Mel Martinez to head the RNC. According to the LA Times article, the Latino vote dropped from 40% to 30% during this last mid-term election. While many hispanics like the President, they are not so pleased with the anti-immigration message pounded out by hard-core conservatives in Congress.

Mel Martinez, a Cuban immigrant, is at odds with hard-core conservatives on the immigration issue. Martinez supports a guest worker program like President Bush proposed. If you recall, that program did not get any traction in the Republican controlled Congress. In fact, instead of immigration reform, they put out a law calling for 700 miles of fence along the U. S. - Mexico border.