Martinez is a Cuban guy. He doesn't have anything in this fight with this illegal alien crap from SA to begin with. Just by having a Spanish surname? That's stupid. I have little German in-laws in Spain that know a little German. Just Spanish and dirty English. The worst dirty English.
My you are uninformed. Mel Martinez is on record in 2004 at a speech to Republicans... swearing that he would never accept Amnesty... and he was one of the biggest proponents of Amnesty. Had you been involved in ALL of the immigration threads that I have... you would know this. Do your own research right here on FR or the Inet. Google Hagel/Martinez compromise Amnesty bill.
Here is a link to a page Mel deleted from his website to hide his reversal. It was archived because some Conservatives knew that people like you would try and rewrite history. Too late Mel... cached it was. It lays out his anti-Amnesty positions pre-election:
Here is a link and an excerpt on statements and votes in support of Amnesty... it is just the tip of the iceberg:
http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=13378
“His OFFICIAL Campaign positions are priceless.
“Our immigration policy, however, must first and foremost ensure the security of our great nation and its citizens.”
“I oppose amnesty for illegal aliens.”
“I support a plan that matches workers with needy employers without providing a path to citizenship.”
“Immigration to this country must always be done through legal means.”
How has Mel been voting on the immigration bill?
He voted against the amendment to put amnesty on hold until the border was secured but to get elected he said, “Our immigration policy, however, must first and foremost ensure the security of our great nation and its citizens.”
He voted against the amendment to strip the citizenship provisions but to get elected he said, “I support a plan that matches workers with needy employers without providing a path to citizenship.”
He is a sponsor of the current immigration bill even though he said, “Immigration to this country must always be done through legal means.”
I am no racist... above is proof that you slandered me... but you use the leftist tactic of attacking without truth on your side. Where is your proof? I feel a little bit like Rush... I wish that I could EBAY your post! :-)
LLS