The Republicans control The Presidency, House, Senate, Supreme Court and the majority of Governorships. Needless to say a lot of things have gone wrong on the Republicans watch with Iraq and Katrina being the 2 Christopher Wallace size ones. So how do the republicans avoid making the 06 elections a referendum on their performance? Change the debate away from their failings to the easiest scapegoat issue Illegal Immigration. Most Republicans running for reelection do not want the bipartisan McCain/Kennedy immigration reform bill to pass because it would lessen the intensity of the immigration debate. The Republicans need this debate going to distract from things like high oil price and the Jack Abramoff scandal. Demonstration like today’s May day protest play right into their hands by stroking jingoistic fears and continuing to keep immigration the number 1 issue.