The publicity has triggered as fine a rats-leaving-sinking-ship scramble among state politicians as it has been my pleasure to see in many years [More State Lawmakers Withdrawing Their Name From Controversial Tuition Bill – WRAL.com April 19 2005]. (The poll embedded in this story is running 92% against as I write!)
And Gheen’s ALI-PAC appears to have won high praise from Raleigh NC neighbor El Pueblo:
“…the Hispanic advocacy group in Raleigh…director Andrea Bazan-Manson… thinks the backlash against illegal immigrants is still primarily among fringe groups, albeit vocal ones. ‘In the 12 years I've been doing this, I've seen anti-immigrant groups become more active, but I believe it's a small group of folks,’ Bazan-Manson said.” – [nbc17.com April 18 2005]
Hat tip American Renaissance