Obama's VP

Bold Move:
I think Obama should get someone who used to be an undocumented alien for his VP candidate. It would be the surest way of showing that 1) the American dream is possible 2) millions are people are becoming tax-paying hard working citizens 3) people break the law because of the necessity of trying to feed a family 4) and to completely re-shift the conversation about immigration that flares up in the Midwest and the South.

Find some hard-working formerly undocumented alien who is now a millionaire American citizen with beautiful wife and kids; or someone who is now a successful, resourceful politician from California. Even better, find someone from Arizona and take the argument straight to McCain in his home turf.

Let's face it: Obama ain't going to win the rabid anti-immigration crowd in some areas of the country because many of these people are angry not because of immigrants but because of the race of the people coming in to the country. These people are highly unlikely to vote for him any way. It would also force Central American/Mexican/South American and Caribbean immigrants who are the flooding the country to take a side. They are the future. Better to have them break hard to the left for the Dems.

Take the argument straight to the Republicans. Make them regret every bringing it up as a campaign ploy in 2006.

Undocumented 4 VP.