Don't bet on it, Rig. Many of the hard-core restrictionist Republicans may well be defeated in 2008. And some were already defeated in 2006--didn't you notice that? Many of Tancredo's buddies from before the 2006 election are no longer there.   Do you need a few names?

The combination of the many Americans who want a reasonable, do-able, immigration law--not punitive towards immigrants, the business community which wants something similar, and the growing Hispanic vote itself--taken all together mean that the trend is away from the restrictionists, not towards them. They will be progressively more in the minority.

As I said, the restrictionists just threw away their own best chance for a bill to their liking.

And when the Congressional bill becomes law, it will trump the mean-spirited local laws now being passed in some locations.

Opposing immigration has always been a loser in US politics--with only temporary wins. The long-term trend has always been inclusion, not exclusion.   It won't change.