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.

Bush Signs Border Fence Bill

Here is a story from the AP about Bush signing the Border Fence bill:

President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration.

''Unfortunately the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and therefore illegal immigration has been on the rise,'' Bush said at a signing ceremony.

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More And More Mexican Women Willing To Risk All To Enter US

The New York Times tells the heart-wrenching struggles of Mexican women who are willing to risk, safety, family and their homeland in search of a better life for their families by seeking employment in the United States.

Regardless of your position on immigration the NY Times story describes a growing choice of hardship and pain by some Mexican women who cross illegally in search of work.