The immigration debate has often been infuriating, and its outcome could turn out to be tragic for the nation. Still, the episode has not been without its moment of low comedy, among them the advice, frequently offered by Democrats, that Republicans had better get on board with amnesty and open borders for political reasons. Why vastly expanding a demographic that has never gone for the GOP in a national election could somehow become essential to the party’s well-being has never been coherently explained, but it isn’t hard to figure out the Donkey’s motivation. Michael Ramirez draws the picture:
