It isn't about finding workers to mow lawns...Its about finding workers for meatpacking plants so that those meatpacking plants don't need to relocate to Mexico.

In Iowa the anti-free trade, anti-illegal worker argument didn't sell.

Gephart and Dean, the two candidates who had big labor's support, both fell flat on their faces.

Rural/flyover states like Iowa are seeing a big influx of Mexican workers and we are finding them to be good hard working people (for the most part--there are bad apples in every group). Yes, there are many people angry about it, but they don't know where to go with their grievances. And any attack on the immigrants is perceived as racist thanks to the Democrats continuous introduction of the race card into all things political. Those against the immigration seem to be split pretty much 50-50 Republican and Democrat and they are a small minority in both parties.

So nothing will be done on the issue. Note that the Democrats only skirted the issue before the caucus...With their "cry racism and divide at every turn of events" approach, the Dems have painted themselves into a corner on the issue. It doesn't help that as the largest minority group, Hispanics are not a group that the Democrats or Republicans want to make angry.

In Iowa the low skill Mexican workers are moving in, while our educated children are moving out. On the surface this would seem a bad thing. But look at the alternative: We can't keep educated Iowans down home on the farm, so if we don't import workers, then the factories will be forced to close and our small towns will wither and die.

There are many factors driving this shift, and none of the Democrats were able to capitalize on the issue. They had their chance and passed it up. Maybe they'll figure it out by the general election, but don't count on it: It’s a much more complicated issue than the idiots in Big labor would have us believe. Most Iowans understand that which explains why Gephart and to a lesser extent Dean, failed so miserably in Iowa.

The brilliance in Bush's policy is that it is time for a change, and Bush is the first to recognize the old demagogy isn't going to work any more.

One last thing, Hispanics are overwhelmingly Catholic and pro-life. So don't look for the Republicans to moderate on that issue.

Scott Evil