As reported here, the anticipated surge in new voter registrations among illegal immigrants hasn't happened.
"Immigration-rights protests that drew hundreds of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators to the nation's streets last spring promised a potent political legacy -- a surge of new Hispanic voters.
""Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote," they proclaimed.
"But an Associated Press review of voter-registration figures from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Atlanta and other major urban areas that had large rallies found no sign of a new voter boom that could sway elections. There was a rise in Los Angeles, where 500,000 protested in March, but it was more of a trickle than a torrent.
"New registrations were up this year compared with last year, but they were well below the numbers in 2004, and the increase is not a surprise at a time Democrats and Republicans are struggling for control of Congress. Even without that factor, the numbers don't indicate the watershed awakening advocates had envisioned."
Could it be because the illegals don't want the authorities to know who and where they are, by any chance? Hmmm, let's see ... (illegally) register to vote (illegally), and maybe get picked up by ICE, or, don't register and stay out of jail. Hmmmm!
Decisions, decisions!
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