Posted on 07/18/2015 9:05:33 AM PDT by conservativejoy
Walker will say what he needs to say and do whatever the Chamber of Commerce and the cheap labor lobby tell him to do.
I wish I knew.
It does not inspire confidence that he’s not been clearly on the side of the rule of law and the citizens.
His most recent remarks about “high standard” do not give me the comfortable feeling that he won’t find some way to explain away why he may eventually give citizenship (even in some supposedly tortuous path of hurdles to be met).
The fact that he won’t say “no citizenship for illegals - ever” is extremely telling to me.
Without a degree he will get slammed on national stage.
He’s done some good stuff, but people want more than a high school graduate for President.
This is the biggest issue we face. If a candidate does not even mention it when he announces and Conservatives can’t nail down his position, it certainly speaks volumes.
I haven’t found a soul who can tell me what this guy wants to accomplish as President. Nothing about it even on his own website.
He is flip-flopping. Where else would you expect Walker to be on a critical issue?
Walker is wherever his buddy Norquist and the Cheap Labor Express tells him to be.
After those three, I have no other prospects to look forward to.
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Walker will say what he needs to say and do whatever the Chamber of Commerce and the cheap labor lobby tell him to do.
Yep. Give me Cruz or Trump.
He chooses a few points to reinforce, and then moves on to others. He's highlighting other issues right now.....Iran, Planned Parenthood, 2A.
Right now Donald Trump is sucking all the air out of the room with regards to immigration....why try to make your case to the public when you won't be noticed?
All I'm saying is to sit back and listen for a while. It's a long way to next August. If, when he presents his platform on immigration you don't like it, fine....cross him off the list...that's what I will do as well.(although I'm sure the nominee will be pretty much sewn up before I get a chance to vote....it always is.)
This is the biggest issue we face. If a candidate does not even mention it when he announces and Conservatives can’t nail down his position, it certainly speaks volumes.
I haven’t found a soul who can tell me what this guy wants to accomplish as President. Nothing about it even on his own website.
By comparison, Bush gets a D+, Trump a B-, Cruz a C, and Rubio a D. Santorum is the highest rated with an A.
This is the most encouraging statement. Only Santorum and Walker are talking about limiting or reducing legal immigration. Why are we bringing in 1.1 million legal permanent immigrants annually (1.24 million in 2015) when we have the lowest labor participation rates in 38 years. Immigrants use the welfare system to a much greater degree than the native born. We are importing poverty and changing the demographics of this country forever. Since 1990 over 30 million legal permanent immigrants have entered this country.
I like the fact that he is talking with Jeff Sessions on this issue.
Exactly.
None of this overcomes the very bad feeling I get with his “high standard” for the illegal alien comments recently.
To me, giving 40-50 million illegal criminals (that 12 million number is a lie) any chance at citizenship and any actions about reducing legal immigration pales in comparison to me.
You can’t put enough lipstick or cheap perfume on that turd, frankly.
Yawn. That’s nice.
We have too many legal immigrants
Ahead of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event, Walker hardened his positions on issues considered litmus tests for social conservatives, including abortion and immigration. He suggested in an interview with Glenn Beck that there are too many legal immigrants, a position to the right of other 2016 hopefuls.
Source: N. Y. Times on 2015 Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition summit , Apr 25, 2015
2013: Comprehensive reform; 2015: no, that’s amnesty
Q: Back when you were the Milwaukee County executive, you actually supported the Kennedy-McCain comprehensive immigration plan. As part of a comprehensive plan—tough enforcement, E-Verify, the 11 million people already here paid penalty—should they get citizenship?
WALKER: No, I’m not talking about amnesty.
Q: But you said you supported it.
WALKER: And my view has changed. I’m flat out saying it. Candidates can say that. Sometimes they don’t.
Q: So, you’ve changed from 2013?
WALKER: Absolutely. I look at the problems we’ve experienced for the last few years. I’ve talked to governors on the border and others out there. I’ve talked to people all across America. And the concerns I have is that we need to secure the border. We ultimately need to put in place a system that works. A legal immigration system that works. And part of doing this is put the onus on employers, getting them E-Verify and tools to do that. But I don’t think you do it through amnesty.
Source: Fox News Sunday 2015 coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls , Mar 1, 2015
No amnesty; close the back door & enforce the law
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) declared “there should be no amnesty” at CPAC. When asked what he believes should be done with illegal immigrants already in the country, he stated “there should be no amnesty. You should secure the border, not just for immigration reasons, but why would you put a fence around 3 sides of your home and leave the back door open? That’s what we have when we guard our ports, we guard our airports, we don’t guard our borders—beyond that you’ve got to enforce the law. We put the onus on employers to give them an E-Verify type system where they have access to enforce the law.”
Regarding DHS funding and funding for the president’s executive action on immigration, he said “you have got to tie the two together, and instead of playing on defense you have got to play on offense and put the pressure back on the president and his allies.”
Source: Breitbart.com on 2015 Conservative Political Action Conf. , Feb 26, 2015
No amnesty; but no mass deportation & no executive action
Should the government offer immigrants already living in the US illegally a pathway to citizenship? Walker’s stance is unclear: “First, Obama’s executive action should be repealed,” a spokesperson said. “After that, we need absolute security at our borders and then we can address fixing our legal immigration system and deal with those here illegally, but amnesty is not the answer.”
In a February interview, Walker reiterated that he is not for “amnesty,” but also does not favor mass deportation: “I’m not an advocate of the plans that have been pushed here in Washington,” Walker said. “In the end, we need to enforce the laws of the US, and we need to find a way for people to have a legitimate legal immigration system in this country, and that doesn’t mean amnesty.”
In 2013, however, Walker voiced some support for a pathway to citizenship. Walker was asked if “with the right penalties & waiting periods & meeting the requirements, people could get citizenship?” “Sure,” he said at the time.
Source: National Journal 2016 series: Republicans on immigration , Feb 23, 2015
The RNC policy group supports amnesty.
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