By the 2008 election, the immigration problem will be on its way to being solved.
Bomb throwers can`t lead and don`t win elections. Go ask Pat and Ross.
Yes. Permanent open borders will mean that the world is America and America is the world. Therefore, no such thing as immigration. Problem solved.
Well, I don't think Tancredo seriously thinks that he can win. In the past he has said a candidacy would simply be to make sure the issue isn't ignored, or that the McCain/Bush amnesty approach isn't the only side presented.
And I don't accept that Tancredo is a bomb-thrower. That is just a charge leveled at him by critics who seek to demonize him, and thereby by marginalize his message by association. It is an effective, though shameless tactic, because it makes people feel guilty about holding practically the same views as Tancredo, and polls prove that most Americans do just that.
Finally, I don't see how the problem will be on its way to being solved by then. Bush's approach may not offer a direct path to citizenship for illegals, but it pretty much opens up the low-skilled US labor market to the entire world. The McCain/Kennedy bill is an amnesty, no matter how much Mr. Straight Talk Express denies it. Hopefully, both approaches will be defeated in the House.
If by solved you mean "no longer an issue since we have legalized the formerly illegal behavior" then I agree with you.
That depends what you mean by solved. What would "solved" look like to you?