Damned right, nothing else matters to this child what the GOP does without closing off the border, and NO FREAKEN AMNESTY.
Maybe, some of you should actually visit the border before piping in. There are miles of fences now. There are very dedicated Border Patrol agents at work night and day covering thousands of miles of border.
We immigration reformers need to take the same tack the pro-lifers and the gun rights folks have: loyal to the issue, not the party. If you'll notice, NOBODY is gonna piss off the pro-lifers or start gun grabbing, because the GOP knows they can't win without them.
Those of us who care about this issue need to do the same: you want my vote, you control the borders, you enforce the immigration laws. Yes, we'll lose GOP seats. I don't care if the GOP loses seats. Why should I, the party has clearly shown they prefer their corporate masters to the grassroots. In fact, we need to lose GOP seats so the party gets it through its' pointed head: without the immigration reformers in your coaltion, you can't win. Since the only thing the party cares about is holding office, that's the only leverage we have.