GOP Strategy on Immigration: Bait & Switch

I considered linking to this in the previous post's comments but I like to keep examples of GOP duplicity front and center. This has been linked all over the place; I saw it on MyDD but Atrios has a link from RawStory, where it originated. Here it is from RawStory:

Immigration memo intended for Rove arrives on Democrat's fax
Larisa Alexandrovna

An immigration memo intended for embattled White House advisor Karl Rove arrived instead on the fax machine of a Democratic congressman, RAW STORY can reveal.

The congressman who received the fax opted not to comment, and asked that his name not be used.

The focus of Smith's memo, addressed to "Hon. Karl Rove," is on immigration politics.

(Hon. Karl Rove? Oh puh-leeze)

"Immigration needs to be considered in the context of: (1). Media Bias, (2). Animosity toward the president and (3) the feelings of the Republican base," Smith's memo states.

Smith is a member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims as well as the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. No issues regarding the legislative jurisdiction of these committees are mentioned.

Smith goes on to suggest that "Liberals can easily and accurately be painted as opposing enforcement." His office did not return a call seeking comment.

The document, verified by RAW STORY and traced to Smith's fax machine telephone line, follows.

If you click over to RawStory, you'll see Smith's memo to Rove. As Jerome Armstrong observed over at MyDD, "There's your Rovian strategy for you, bait and switch, while all the while the Republicans build a bigger bureaucracy. First, talk tough; then cast liberals as oppossed to enforcement; then having framed the debate, open the borders to guestworkers and create a permanent second or third class group of "residents", not citizens. Come to think of it, with Bush having lifted the requirement of minimum wages in the Gulf Coast, I'm sure we are going to see alot of "residents" arrive in the Gulf area to work for those low wages... "

Say good night, Gracie.