Posted on 11/21/2014 8:03:44 PM PST by bimboeruption
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A little more than four years ago, John Kasich told The Dispatch, “One thing that I don’t want to reward is illegal immigration.”
He called for a comprehensive federal immigration law protecting America’s borders. And he reiterated his longtime support for amending the U.S. Constitution to end birthright citizenship for children born here to illegal immigrants.
But now, as his fellow Republican governors loudly voice many of the same sentiments, Kasich is urging them to ratchet down the rhetoric and try to work with President Barack Obama to solve one of the nation’s longstanding vexing problems.
Hours before Obama outlined executive action that could grant a reprieve from deportation for millions now in the country illegally, Kasich conceded that his own stance on immigration has “ evolved” because he is “maybe a little smarter now.”
“The country needs healing,” he said. “I wouldn’t ever be one to tell you that I don’t change my mind or that my thinking doesn’t evolve. … I’m also a different guy than I was years ago. This job grows you up.”
He was the only governor during the Republican Governors Association’s conference this week to express openly a willingness to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
“I don’t want to see anybody in pain,” Kasich said. “So I guess when I look at this now, I look at it differently than I did in ’10. Because I’ve become convinced that sometimes, you just got to say this is what we’re gonna do and if you don’t like it, there’s nothing I can help you.”
In contrast to what he said a month before he won the governor’s office in 2010, Kasich sounded a note of compassion for those struggling to make a new life in America. He noted that his wife had a friend who was forced to return to Nicaragua, and there was nothing he could do about it.
“So when I look at a group of people who might be hiding, who may be afraid, who may be scared, who have children, I don’t want to be in a position of where I make it worse for them,” he said.
In response to questions, Kasich said he didn’t know whether Ohio will have to act on such issues as driver’s licenses, Medicaid services or in-state college tuition in response to Obama’s action tonight.
The governor also said he hasn’t thought about whether Ohio would join a lawsuit threatened by Wisconsin Gov. Walker and outgoing Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
“You have to have dialogue in this country with people who may not think exactly the way you think,” Kasich said.
He did criticize Obama for acting unilaterally rather than reaching out to Republicans, who increased their majority in the U.S. House and took control of the Senate in this month’s election.
“When you do this, you really create such antipathy,” Kasich said. “We really can’t move forward as a country. … When we become so divided, it gets harder.”
“I don’t want to see anybody in pain,” Kasich said. “So I guess when I look at this now, I look at it differently than I did in ’10. Because I’ve become convinced that sometimes, you just got to say this is what we’re gonna do and if you don’t like it, there’s nothing I can help you.”
In contrast to what he said a month before he won the governor’s office in 2010, Kasich sounded a note of compassion for those struggling to make a new life in America. He noted that his wife had a friend who was forced to return to Nicaragua, and there was nothing he could do about it.
“So when I look at a group of people who might be hiding, who may be afraid, who may be scared, who have children, I don’t want to be in a position of where I make it worse for them,” he said.
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For those you who think Ohio Governor Kasich would make a wonderful president...
For those of you who think he's a Conservative...
Think again...He expanded Medicaid in Ohio despite the fact that the State legislature voted against by pulling some sneaky stuff AND he's a proponent of the Common Core Curriculum AND now he's advocating for illegals.
Kasich is as Conservative as Ohio Senator Portman...(another elitist RINO).
Kasich has “evolved” in a lot of areas besides the illegal alien situation. He moved Ohio into expanded Medicaid eligibilty under the affordable care act. He should not be considered by ANY conservative as a potential 2016 presidential candidate.
Oops, sorry I should have read your post. You already pointed out his Medicaid history.
This man is damn awful, and unfortunately, he’s a sleeper moderate contender that will be more credible to rubes than the obviously communist Jeb and Krispy.
Ooh, he won so many counties!
Big whoop! He’s a lib. Do not let him get any foothold. If Johnny jumps into the race, we have to discredit and destroy him early.
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My post: That 1982 Supreme Court ruling is the reason we need Constitutional amendments like the following to try to control illegal immigration:
1. "School attendance: Only citizens, legal residents, those with special student visas can attend elementary, high school, and colleges in the United States."
2. "One parent must be a citizen before a newborn child is given automatic citizenship."
3. Felony: We must finally get very serious and declare that crossing the border illegally is a felony. It sounds mean to call it a felony, but we must do it, if we will ever have any chance of controlling our borders. Having the same illegals crossing our borders over and over is wrong,wrong, and wrong.
Illegal immigrant parents come to the United States for the wonderful benefits that their children can receive, like a quality education and great health care. Can you blame them for making the dangerous, long trip with their young children, or sending their children by themselves with the hope that the United States will automatically let them stay?
I don't understand how a child can illegally cross the southern border one day and automatically be eligible to enroll in public school the next day. That is wrong.
Hannity & Cunningham pimp Kaisch as a Conservative. Its most annoying knowing he is not.
The 2016 GOP Convention in Cleveland is going to be RINO Heaven.
Can you imagine Kasich, Portman and Boehner together?
Here’s video of the RGA panel with Kasich, Walker, Perry, Jindal and Pence. Only watched parts but interesting as they might all be running. Kasich kind of goes at Walker at one point.
“In contrast to what he said a month before he won the governor’s office in 2010, Kasich sounded a note of compassion for those struggling to make a new life in America.”
How about “sounding a note of compassion” for the CITIZEN middle class worker getting hammered from all sides including having their wages driven into the gutter by illegal immigrants and H1B visa workers. That same middle class that’s being asked to pay for all these utopian fantasies of the political elite.
It’d help if I actually posted the link...
http://www.c-span.org/video/?322847-1/discussion-road-ahead-republicans
He seems to think that Conservatives don’t have a hard luck story to tell or that we don’t feel compassionate to those that are in trouble.
But those here illegally have brought lawlessness. We can look at them and say we empathize, we are sympathetic with the suffering they have endured and will endure but that the Rule of Law is more valuable for American society than is their willingness to break the law.
People like Kasich think he’s ‘smarter” now, he’s more “grown up” now and his wife had a ‘friend’ who was deported and kids, etc. etc. What Kasich has become is weak and cowardly, unwillingly to put his life on the line for America and its Soverignty. He’s grown dimmer and compromised and yet he thinks he’s ‘smarter’.
He’s got to go.
” … I’m also a different guy than I was years ago.”
I’m not! He can count me as a former supporter! Bush, Hell NO; Crispy, NFW; Perry, Probably NO; Huck, NO; Paul, NO; Walker, Possibly Yes; Cruz, Definitely YES!
Another “evolver”.
He has evolved to cashing Sheldon Adelson’s and Tom Donahue’s checks
BTTT!
You're damn right you couldn't "do anything" to circumvent our nation's laws! So his stupid WIFE is why he's "evolved"? What a p-whipped assclown!
I can imagine being so turned off by the Liberalism that voting 3rd party would be a viable consideration.
He isn’t going anywhere - he just got re-elected and we are stuck with him for another 4 years. Still, he is better than who the DEMS put up. And, for the record, I didn’t vote in the midterm, I just didn’t feel compelled to do so. So, my conscience is clear.
The only reason Kasich would be viable is if he was good on immigration, as we know he is terrible on all other issues.
That’s how Romney ran. A RINO on everything but immigration.
I’m thinking Pat McCrory (NC Governor) might be running in that lane if he were to run. McCrory is the only Governor who is not pandering to illegals. LePage as well but he’s not running.
McCrory also shut down the hispanic outreach operation immediately. He got 70% of the white vote while Tillis and Romney barely won.
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