Immigration Ads Are A Problem For Both Political Parties
Politicians from both parties are running into problems by running campaign ads trying to appeal to one side or the other of the current immigration debate. Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer ran an Internet ad blending images of Osama Bin Laden, Kim Jong Il, and illegal Mexican immigrants. His "point" was that the United States is less secure now than when Republicans took control of the federal government. The effect was to offend many New York immigrants.
From the Republican side, incumbent Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee ran an ad criticizing his Republican primary opponent, the mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, for allowing city police to accept ID cards issued by the Mexican government -- another ad that offended many immigrants.
Maybe the politicians should just debate immigration policies, and stop demonizing immigrants.
