[central_va]

None of these guys will be able to defeat Trump in this primary. Trump's stance on legal and illegal immigration is why he's winning. There isn't any other candidate with the right stance on that issue. It's also the biggest issue facing our nation and has enraged Americans across the political spectrum because it's almost never addressed in a serious manner by any politician. There is no other issue with such a disconnect between politicians and the vast majority of American citizens than immigration. There isn't any alternative to Trump on this issue, and that's why he can't be beaten. This immigration issue alone will likely lead him to victory in both the primaries and general election. It's not hard to understand his success, and it will be near impossible for a candidate to take him down on other issues when they are failures on an issue many see as being more important than other by far. It's one issue that should break or make a candidate.

-- LeeClementineKenny

[Yardstick]

I think that’s exactly right. I remember listening to a local political call-in show about ten years ago where the topic was immigration. The host was fairly neutral ideologically and would leave it to the callers to battle it out, and battle it out they usually did. But this day it was kind of a dull show because everyone was basically in agreement in opposing uncontrolled immigration.