five lawmakers that declared their opposition to amnesty and increased immigration (all Republicans), were from border states.

Also curiously, the Republican enthusiasm for increased immigration also was not so much about voting in the end, even with "converted" Latinos. Instead, these legislators seemingly believed that they could weaken the restraining and frustrating straightjacket devised by the Founding Fathers and abetted by American norms. In that idealized "new" United States, political uncertainty, demanding constituents, difficult elections, and accountability in general would "go away" after tinkering with the People, who have given lawmakers their privileges but who, like a Sword of Damocles, can also "unfairly" take them away. Hispanics would acquiesce and assist in the "natural progress" of these legislators to remain in power and increase the scope of that power.Lets see, Vedauwoo is about 20 minutes from town, and there's plenty of trad climbing and bouldering to be had there. Roger's Canyon, north of Laramie (just get on 9th street and drive until you see bolts on Dolomite) has some short sport climbing, although its not exactly a destination. There's alpine rock climbing in the snowies, with a few couloirs that might ice up before they close the road each season, otherwise its a 10 mile hike/snow machine trip in. You've got a ton of rock near Ft. Collins, especially Horsetooth Resevoir, but also Grey Rock. There's also a lot of bouldering and sport climbing in Poudre Canyon. You're about an hour and a half from Boulder, which gives you Eldorado Canyon, the Flatirons, and Boulder Canyon.