Posted on 07/19/2015 11:19:41 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker acknowledged in a CNN interview that in the past he had expressed support for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, but said that he wasn't talking about amnesty at the time.
In an interview aboard his campaign trailer that aired Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Dana Bash pressed Walker about his shift from somebody who once said a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants "made sense" to a presidential candidate talking about restrictions on legal immigration. She asked whether such shifts undermined his pitch to voters that he's somebody who stands up for his principles.
"The only issue where I've clearly said I had a position before — and even on that, as governor, I didn't have a role to play in immigration. I said there should be a path, years ago, when I talked about going forward with legal immigration", he said. "I didn't talk about amnesty. In fact, I said in that specific interview, I opposed the 'Gang of 5,' the measure that Marco Rubio proposed. So I specifically even then said, 'I'm not supporting that.' But I said flat out in the beginning of the year, that's a position I have changed on."
In the 2013 interview with the Wausau Daily Herald editorial board that has gotten a second life during his presidential run, Walker was asked about the millions of individuals who immigrated to the United States illegally, and whether he could see them gaining citizenship with the right mix of penalties and waiting periods. "Sure, yeah," he responded. "I mean, I think it makes sense."
The meaning of the term "amnesty" is itself a hotly debated one in politics, and to many conservatives, any path to citizenship to those who entered the country illegally — even with penalties — would be considered amnesty.
Bash also asked Walker about comments he's made about legal immigration.
"What I've specifically said is I think priority under legal immigration should be given to the impact on American working families on their wages in a way that would improve the American economy," Walker said. "That not only means people like me who were born here, that means people like the woman I just met in Cedar Rapids, for example, who moved here many years ago, was a political refugee of the Congo, and who went through the process to be a legal citizen. She's working here. And I believe for her, and for others who were born here, there needs to be priority given, to say, we're going to need to make sure we put priority [on] American working families and their wages. Doesn't mean there won't ever be legal immigration, it just means that's what our priorities should be."
January 3, 2011 - Walker assumes Office of Governor of Wisconsin.
June 27, 2011: Walker Revokes In-state Tuition For Undocumented Students Attending Univ And Colleges In Wisconsin " [ONLY STATE THAT HAS DONE THIS to date] - On Sunday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) signed his two-year 2011-2013 budget, which included ending in-state tuition for undocumented students attending public universities and colleges. In-state tuition for undocumented students was approved two years ago by former Governor Jim Doyle (D) after the Hispanic community struggled for 10 years to pass it."...
March 2015: “We strongly dispute this account. Governor Walker has been very clear that he does not support amnesty and believes that border security must be established and the rule of law must be followed. His position has not changed, he does not support citizenship for illegal immigrants, and this story line is false,” she announced in an email to journalists Thursday afternoon.”
“I made it clear that for me, if somebody wants to be a citizen, they need to go back to their country of origin, get in line, no preferential treatment,” Walker said. “In terms of what to do beyond that, again, that’s something we got to work with Congress on.”
Very good impromptu exchange at a stop at a farm in Iowa.
Gov. Walker is very firm with the family, inc their young son.
First few seconds low sound but it quickly clears up.
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“Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), sometimes called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, is a planned American immigration policy which would grant deferred action status to certain illegal immigrants who have lived in the United States since 2010 and have children who are American citizens or lawful permanent residents. Deferred action is not full legal status, but in this case would come with a three-year, renewable work permit and exemption from deportation.”...
On May 26, 2015, the Obama’s Administration appeal of Judge Hanen’s injunction was turned down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans by a 2-1 margin, leaving the injunction in place while the court case works its way through the court system.....
Walker sets the record straight about his supposed support for “amnesty”. Of course that will not satisfy the naysayers around here. I’m left wondering if any candidate would satisfy them.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
“What’s the difference?”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3285491/posts#1
I guess that “confusion” is going around.
How can citizenship for illegals not be amnesty?
To institute a process for all illegals to be "legal" is an amnesty without bothering to issue one, and you know it. That is clearly where Walker started. He may have learned something from Jeff Sessions and had a change of heart, but with this sort of weaselly language not making it clear that the process of learning more about the issue converted his position, makes it easier for him to drift back to his former pro-amnesty position.
Your posting the new position does not address that disparity. It's spin.
Walker is now the only potential or declared GOP presidential candidate to discuss the negative effects of a massive increase in legal immigration on American workers:..........................."
A “path to citizenship” is written into our Constitution and has been since our founding. Stop twisting his words.
Watch out, you’re about to receive a stern rejoinder!
Did you even bother to read any of this information before posting your comment?
Semantic games not good. We already have a path to legal citizenship, the one the illegals refused to take.
Also known as, the TRUTH.
If you don’t like Walker that’s your right, but don’t do the MSM’s work and twist his words.
A “path to citizenship” for illegal alien trespassers has been “written into our Constitution” since the founding? You can say that with a straight face? Wow. So there is NOTHING Scott could do to get you off’n his bandwagon?
Not if the pols expect us to buy into a "pathway to citizenship" being any different from amnesty.
People who are in the US illegally and their families should be sent home. US citizens should fill those jobs, which they will do if working provides a better living than government handouts do.
Why do the political class and their enablers wonder why people like shoot-from-the-lip Donald Trump? Are they that far out of touch with how fed up US citizens are?
Not for illegals.
“People here in the US illegally should be sent home”.
That is exactly what Walker has said. As well as going to the back of the line. Catch up, please.
Walker: “I made it clear that for me, if somebody wants to be a citizen, they need to go back to their country of origin, get in line, no preferential treatment,” Walker said. “In terms of what to do beyond that, again, that’s something we got to work with Congress on.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3314081/posts#1
No one is saying this but you.
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