It's better than what the Republicans would do to them.
As opposed to Republicans who want to racially profile them and pull them over and check their citizenship? Look at Gallup's numbers. Obama's approval rating among Hispanics is around 52-53% but he is getting about 65% of their votes. If the same thing happened with the overall electorate, Obama would have 58-59% of the vote with his 46% approval ratings. Hispanics are starting to vote in large numbers for the Democrats due to what the Republicans have done towards them or said about them. In 2004 about 40-44% of Hispanics voted for the Republicans. Which is probably the same as whites if you control for income. But the Republicans decided to go for the xenophobe vote. That's what they chose and shouldn't complain when Hispanics and other immigrants don't vote for them.
Combating illegal immigration and it's harmful negative side effects is not xenophobia
