Republicans Conceding the Intellectual Point

Rush Limbaugh was blathering on, the other day, about how Republicans are afraid of backlash when talking about immigration. It occurred to me that Republican political opponents are right to lambast Republicans about the immigration "issue". It further seemed to me that socialists were right to insult Republicans on every "issue" and they are right to do so because Republican pundits and politicians continue to concede the intellectual point. On immigration for instance, Republicans have conceded that the system is "broken". Once this intellectual barrier has been breached the Republicans must eventually accept amnesty for those people that came here illegally. A broken immigration system means not only that it should be overhauled/reformed but that the people who came here illegally are not criminals but victims. If Republicans agree that the system should be revolutionized in order to avoid victimizing migrants then why are the Republicans so slow in instituting changes? Well they must be stupid! Or even racist! If Republicans/conservatives would fight smarter they could take charge of the debate and put their political opponents on the defensive for a change. You're welcome

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