Posted on 08/09/2009 6:56:23 PM PDT by RebelYell1990
Sarah Palin finally came out and made her stance on illegal immigration clear. She is pro amnesty for illegal aliens. In an interview to Univision she stated unequivocally that she is for a pathway to citizenship. In the same interview she says she is against amnesty for illegal aliens. Have your cake and eat it to, I think that is called.
Back on the same day that John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential candidate I started investigating Palin's past on illegal immigration. I invited others to send in anything they found. There was nothing on the record. Many did write in and said that Laura Ingraham said that one time she was talking to Palin and she said she was against amnesty. That was the only statement anywhere that could be found.
Now we know that she is against amnesty, all the while she is for it with a "pathway to citizenship".
You see this is what is wrong with these people. They think they can be on both sides of the issue at once and that simply isn't possible. You are either against amnesty or you are not. If you are for a pathway to citizenship for those who have illegally entered our country then you are pro-amnesty as you have virtually absolved them of all of their illegality.
People have bashed me for questioning "the Palin". They wrote in to say that obviously she is against illegal immigration. This was all wishful thinking and like so many other issues that the politicians have avoided, until they take a clear stance don't assume anything (and even then, if they're only saying it look at their record).
Sarah Palin is in lock-step with John McCain when it comes to amnesty for illegal aliens. Her answers are almost indistinguishable from McCain's, Obama's or even the most pro-illegal alien congressman in the house, Luis Gutierrez, for that matter.
Read it and weep.
Univision
Univision: Governor, let me ask you about immigration. How many undocumented immigrants are there in Alaska? Sarah Palin: I don't know, I don't know. That's a good question.
Univision: As governor, how do you deal with them? Do you think they all should be deported? Sarah Palin: There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant - there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants - not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue that we face with illegal immigration.
Univision: Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants? Sarah Palin: No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty. You know, people have got to follow the rules. They've got to follow the bar, and we have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided and those opportunities that this great country provides.
Univision: To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants? Sarah Palin: I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country.
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Univision: What is your strategy? How are you planning to win the latino vote? Sarah Palin: I will tell you, I wish that there were more hours in the day so that we can get out there and to more of the communities with such the strong Latino vote that is out there and really tell them that we desire to work for them. We are asking them to hire us and let us work for them.
Sickening we can't find a real leader in this country who cares about Americans first.
Sarah Palin finally came out and made her stance on illegal immigration clear. She is pro amnesty for illegal aliens.In an interview to Univision she stated unequivocally that she is for a pathway to citizenship. In the same interview she says she is against amnesty for illegal aliens. Have your cake and eat it to, I think that is called.
Who do you support then?
I hadn’t noticed the date, but you are right. Rebel, what gives? This is McCain’s position and she had to follow her running mate’s position. Please explain the logic of you posting this without some caveat.
She didn’t say amnesty, then literally right after she says she supports a pathway for them, just like Kennedy, Graham, Bush and McCain said. Pathway=amnesty. Anything other than deportation is amnesty. She wants to make illegals legal citizens, period.
We want them to do the jobs that Americans won’t do...
I hope she realizes that she cannot charm them into not voting Rat.
I would make this the deal to the illegales. Green card or permanent resident for as long as you have committed no serious crime, but cannot become citizen unless you first go back and live outside of the USA for 10 years.
Gasp, sounds like Reagan!
There is alredy a “pathway” to citizenship. Go home and apply for citizenship.
The end.
No need for anything else.
WooHoo!!!
What dumbass wrote this article! The two things mentioned above are completely different! So sick of crap reporting! Who the frik' isn't for a "pathway" (legal) to citizenship. THAT AIN'T PRO-AMNESTY!
Frik' this lame article!
Unless I hear/see it on a video straight from her lips to my ears I won’t believe it.
Palin supports a path to citizenship, but no amnesty for illegals. (Oct 2008)
I also support a path to citizenship for undocumented people. That path is:
1. leave the country on their own dime ASAP
2. apply for some work VISA to the US
3. if successful with #2 then apply for a green card
4. wait the 5 years required to be a citizen
Does anybody have a problem with my view? - you shouldn’t
How are you to know that the path I lay out is not what Sarah has in mind?
He posted it to hurt her, because she has gotten so much publicity for being AGAINST Obama’s deathcare and gotten a lot of support, he decided to bring this up to undermine her. Sarah doesn’t have experience with illegal immigration since she does not have illegal immigrants in her state. McCain is pro amnesty, as his running mate, how would that look if she came out against it. On her twitter page before she resigned she stated that she was against illegal immigrants receiving drivers licenses in her state. If she is SO pro amnesty, how come she said that
We already have a legal pathway to citizenship. I support that.
I am opposed to illegal immigration.
That is not hypocrisy.
People really need to get over this rush of using headlines to try and convict people without trials.
“NO ILLEGALS
NO AMNESTY
NO COMPROMISE”
Agreed.
An interview during last years campaign? I would be willing to give her the benefit of the doubt on this one. Everyone knows McCain’s position and she was representing him on the campaign trail.
Heaven knows we have far too many jobs here. Soon I will pay a fine and illegals will get the same ObamaCare for free. Nice.
Wow some garbage article from October of last year by some little known website and you Sarah hating tools go and wet yourselves....
Geesh.
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