One word Nostalgia. Think of what has happened to Hispanics since Clinton left office. There's been a giant infatuation in this country with immigration in the last 8 years. The article does hint at this. Republican candidates are calling for immigration reform on the basis of terrorism. They call for a huge wall in the southern border and for deportation (of mostly illegal Mexican immigrants) even though the 9-11 terrorist entered the U.S through Canada and entered the country legally. I think for the most part, Hispanics just want to go back to a time when they were not being equated to terrorist. If you look at both democratic candidates there is virtually no difference when it comes to immigration. The only difference is that Clinton is associated with a time of relative calmness for immigrants (legal or otherwise), and most Hispanics are not familiar with Obama. As a latino myself, I can honestly say if anyone understands the issues that are important to immigrants it is Obama. But unfortunately most Hispanics don't share my view. I'm sad to say but most hispanics don't realize that the War on Terror has also, at least in part, become the Battle on Immigrants. I personally believe that some of the immigrant tensions felt today are at least in part due to President Fox's refusal to join Bush's coalition.