We'll see, Rig. Both the business community and liberal Democrats believe in a reasonable path to citizenship for illegals. Some of the recent restrictive local laws passed are on appeal--and likely to be rejected--since they're trumped by federal law. If you don't think the Democratic candidate for president, whoever it is, both has a very good chance to win, and after winning will recognize the role the Hispanic vote played, and is likely to play in the future, I think you're mistaken.

Remember that without a substantial improvement for him in the Hispanic vote in 2004 over 2000, Bush would not have won.

Both parties look carefully at such trends.

Apocalyptic predictions--or hopes--for riots don't help in politics. The high-water mark for the restrictionists has passed.