Several respectable GOP voices seem convinced Americans want immigration reform.

Maybe it would be more convincing, if those polled knew the real consequences.

Anyone should be in favor of reforming law…to make it better. Trouble is, rarely do the polling questions note the context within which this particular debate occurs.

If existing law isn’t being enforced, for example, or, if borders aren’t being secured properly despite laws requiring they be secured, will making more law be the answer?

Of course not. Many Republicans who ‘agree’ on pro-reform are actually simply trying to assert that existing law needs to be enforced…not that new laws are needed.

Then there’s the question of why Republicans would like to remain a party out of power.

If Republican voters polled on the need for immigration reform were reminded that new immigrants always tend to vote Democrat (vs Republican) because they want larger government and entitlement safety nets, would their response still really be ‘yes’?

We suggest that, before learned voices like Larry Kudlow and Fred Barnes assert ad nauseam that ‘even Republican voters are in favor of immigration reform’, it would be a good idea if they first check on how the polling questions were framed.

Or are GOP voters really approving of creating new laws that won’t be enforced…

…and indifferent to the fact new immigrants tilt the balance Democrat for decades?

Yeah…the majority want immigration reform, but the Left just wants to get more voters.

(If these new ‘citizens’ were likely to trend GOP, would the Left be hellbent on reform? And, if immigration were anything but an election-year ploy, wouldn’t Democrats have done something about it when they were in total control during 2009 and 2010?)

The Right wants reforms that will be enforced, including strong effective border control and an honest, fair approach to citizen status for those who have been here illegally.

Not too much to ask…just too much for this current political class to give.