Gov. Richardson Advocates Razing Mexican Town

How is this for triangulation on the immigration issue?:

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will use a meeting with his Chihuahuan counterpart this week to press for the demolition of Las Chepas, the semi-abandoned Mexican hamlet used as a staging area for hundreds of undocumented immigrants who cross daily into the United States west of Columbus.

Republicans are ignoring this important issue while astute politicians such as Gov. Richardson stake out a position. Admittedly, pushing for the razing of a Mexican town would be reported a little differently if it came from a Republican politician, but Republicans must to learn to tackle this issue by making a clear distinction between legal immigration and illegal immigration. There is a tendency in the press to use "immigration" and "immigrant" interchangeably with "illegal immigration" and "illegal immigrant" and Republicans must resist this construct and call the press on it when they use it.