2008 candidates need to be pressed on illegal immigration

If there is one thing the debates among the presidential candidates have enlightened us about, it is that illegal immigration is the emotional sleeper issue of the 2008 race.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., is the only candidate running solely on stopping illegal immigration (his new ad says it fosters the risk of more terrorism). The other candidates are shying away from the topic as they would a case of influenza.

What to do about letting illegal immigrants have legal driver’s licenses has already tripped up Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York (first she was for the idea but now she’s against it) and Barack Obama of Illinois (he’s for licenses but he goes up the mountain and down the mountain when he talks about it). Democrats know Americans are increasingly agitated about illegal immigrants but also are adamant that they need the votes of Hispanic citizens, especially in key states such as Florida and those in the West with large numbers of Hispanics.”*

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