You lost me when you mentioned “Linda Chavez”...talk about extremism (Hispanophila)
This issue is not splitting conservatives. Splitting the GOP, yes....but not conservatives. Conservatives value the rights of America and Americans.....respecting legal immigrants while not rewarding illegals.
I am highly disappointed in Linda, but she has been a reliable conservative on other issues for many years.
While I think she has considerably over-reacted, her reaction is, I think, an emotional and tribal one created by exactly this type of rhetoric, and worse.
Tossing red meat to the true believers may be fun, but it is far more likely to alienate the waverers that you need to actually defeat the bill.
Since you don’t need to convince the true believers, who are already on your side, what can such rhetoric do except drive away those who might otherwise provide the margin of victory?