The Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank with close ties to the Obama administration and the Democratic Party, is one of the groups at the forefront of push for amnesty.<\/p>\n
Not surprisingly, CAP\u2019s latest issue brief on immigration calls for swift passage of an amnesty bill by Congress. What should raise a few eyebrows is the lack of any subtly in their argument, their lack of any effort to sell amnesty as good public policy, and the bare-knuckles, racially-tinged nature of their demands.<\/p>\n
\u201c[A]s our nation moves toward a point where by 2043 we will have no clear racial or ethnic majority,11 other states such as Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, and even Georgia are also reaching demographic tipping points,\u201d states the report entitled, Immigration is Changing the Political Landscape in Key States.<\/em><\/a> Moreover, the issue brief openly declares that \u201cdemography is destiny,\u201d and that they intend to use immigration policy to shape both.<\/p>\n CAP\u2019s message to Republican lawmakers is equally blunt: Get out of the way on amnesty, or we will crush you. It is a message echoed by others on the political left who are boldly proclaiming that they are no longer even seeking compromises. An article appearing in the National Journal<\/em> notes<\/a>, \u201cThe liberals believe they can threaten to walk away from an immigration bill that falls short, because they assume that in a few years they will get another chance at a better deal. Political pressure to resolve immigration will only increase on Republicans, these liberals argue. \u2018The wind is at our backs,\u2019 said Frank Sharry, executive director of the immigrant-advocacy group America\u2019s Voice.\u201d<\/p>\n