We basically agree then. There is no candidate out there with any chance of success who is going to fundamentally resist open immigration. In much the same way none will fundamentally change how the money supply will operate via the Fed. Electoral politics only goes so far When the uniparty is firmly in control.
Regardless of how this turns out, I find Walker's candidacy much more intriguing now that he has staked out a position on immigration well to the right of the pack. This kind of ploy is something we expect from a headline grabber and red stater like Cruz, not the mild-mannered governor of a Midwestern swing state. At the same time, in electoral vote terms, this is the policy plank that could win the GOP a broad swathe of the Midwestern blue collar vote, and therefore the electoral votes of those Rust Belt states that went for Obama in 2008 and 2012, thereby putting Walker over the top. If he wins the GOP nomination.