...his hard line on immigration has driven rivals to match his biting anti-immigrant language and positions long considered extreme. It risks another general election cycle in which Hispanics view the party as unfriendly no matter who the nominee is, Republican strategists warned.
National Republican strategists warn that catering to the most hard-line voters on immigration in the nominating contest will hurt the party in the general election...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/u...talk-gop-again-risks-losing-latinos.html?_r=0
A valid concern.
ON the other hand, the high levels of immigration, legal and illegal are causing tremendous harm to our nation and the interests of it's citizens.
SO, rock and hard place.
The dems have it easy. They don't care about the interests of Americans or America.