Amnesty is important to me too. But I’ve listened to Behney and he is as opposed to it as Hostettler says he is.
While career politicans and term limits is apparently not an important issue to you it is #1 with me.
All the other issues will be meaningless if we do not get our constitutional government back. That is THE top priority. And your answers in the above posts make it clear Hostettler is not firm on that issue. That settles it for me. Thanks.
As someone who is very involved in this issue and understands the Orwellian use of language to disguise what politicians really mean, Behney has not fully disclosed where he stands on the issue. I know where Hostettler stands on the issue because my group and I have met with him on it. If you get a chance, ask Behney how he proposes we deal with the 12 to 20 million illegals currently in the country. That is the real question.
While career politicans and term limits is apparently not an important issue to you it is #1 with me.
Agree. I believe there are two thing that can destroy this county--amnesty and the entitlement programs--and they are related. Career politicians may contribute to our inaction on issues, but I blame the public just as much for electing them. Most of the American public are uninformed and unengaged. We deserve the government we have.
All the other issues will be meaningless if we do not get our constitutional government back. That is THE top priority. And your answers in the above posts make it clear Hostettler is not firm on that issue. That settles it for me. Thanks.
LOL. You lost me on that one. Go to his website and the top banner and you will find among other things, the following: Restoring Our Constitution -- Solving today’s difficult problems can be achieved using the clear solutions given by America’s founders.
I can't and am not trying to change your mind. It is not fair to diminish John in order to support your candidate. From what I have read about him, he seems like a fine conservative. I do have some reservations about where he stands on immigration and amnesty, which I don't have about John.
Immigration, legal and illegal, has had and will continue to have a major and far-reaching impact across a broad spectrum of existential challenges that confront this nation, e.g., national security, the economy/global competitiveness, jobs, health care, taxes, energy independence, education, entitlement reform, law enforcement, social welfare programs, physical infrastructure, the environment, civil liberties, and a continued sense of national identity/shared sense of endeavor. Immigration policy is the defining issue of our time with enormous implications for the future of this nation and the preservation of our patrimony.
The U.S. adds one international migrant (net) every 34 seconds. Immigrants account for one in 8 U.S. residents, the highest level in more than 80 years. In 1970 it was one in 21; in 1980 it was one in 16; and in 1990 it was one in 13. In a decade, it will be one in 7, the highest it has been in our history. And by 2050, one in 5 residents of the U.S. will be foreign-born. Currently, 1.6 million legal and illegal immigrants settle in the country each year; 350,000 immigrants leave each year, resulting in a net immigration of 1.25 million. Since 1970, the U.S. population has increased from 203 million to 309 million, i.e., over 100 million. In the next 40 years, the population will increase by 130 million to 439 million. Three-quarters of the increase in our population since 1970 and the projected increase will be the result of immigration.
Immigration is changing the demographics of this country and with it the basic adherence and allegience to the values and vision of our Founders. By 2023 half of the children 18 and under will be minorities as defined by the USG and by 2042 half of the country will be minorities. Can we still maintain a sense of national identity or will we become Balkanized along racial, cultural, linguistic, and ethinic lines?
This is not the same America I grew up in more than 60 years ago. And I grew up in an immigrant neighborhood. Multiculturalism and diversity are hindering assimilation and the huge numbers entering every year of mostly poor and uneducated immigrants are killing us economically. Milton Friedman said, “You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.” We have a welfare state with 53% of immigrant headed families on welfare. They vote mostly for the party of free stuff--the Dems--and they support bigger and bigger government.