The GOP has been bamboozled by many in the press into believing Prop 187 was just so bad for them being racist and all. Many legal hispanics voted for 187 from what I understand. Truth is, if they were to run on the same platform Pete Wilson did and carried out reforms they would win, and keep winning. Besides that, if the nation is going to survive, which is more important, enforcing the law has to be done.
These are supposedly smart men and women with college educations running the GOP, but only lay people can see the obvious?
This interesting paradox happens when a politician becomes "compromised" and quickly finds out which side of their bread is buttered. Most of our politicos are puppets for special interests. Their only real skill is making it look like they are working for their constituants when they aren't.
That is what makes me think it is not ignorance - it is an agenda that is being carried out.