Posted on 07/05/2015 9:47:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made clear on Sunday that he sees some immigration issues differently than his Republican presidential rival, Donald Trump.
“What I have been doing is focusing on what my own views of immigration happen to be, rather than weighing in on getting in this battle of, are we with Trump or against Trump?” Huckabee said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I say some things very differently. I say every night, I get on my knees and thank God I’m in a country people are trying to break into, rather than one they’re trying to break out of.”
While some immigrants may have “nefarious goals,” Huckabee said most of them come to the U.S. for the opportunity to be Americans.
“They come to help their families, some of the hardest-working people…and I think this is often lost — some of the most conservative, family-oriented and faith-based people I have ever witnessed,” he said.
“I would never besmirch all the people who come here because I think, sometimes, we get wrapped up in how many people are coming. The real question is, why are they coming?” Huckabee said. “If they’re coming because they want to be part of the American dream, if they want to come and share our flag, our interests, our language, assimilate into our culture because they believe in what we stand for, you know, then that’s the same reason our ancestors came.”
And Huckabee was quick to declare that Trump, the billionaire real estate developer and entertainer, “needs no help from Mike Huckabee to get publicity. He’s doing a really good job of that.”
“I’m for some reasonable approaches to immigration that start with a secure border," the former governor said, pledging to secure the U.S.-Mexico border within a year if he’s elected president.
>>>So your solution is to give up on every issue?<<<
Did I say give up on every issue? Nice Straw Man you have there.
OK, you can tell everyone here how they can reverse a Civil Right given to Gays. Tell us how exactly. Good luck with that. Heck they already compare Gay Marriage to the days when Interracial Marriage was Illegal in many States.
While you’re at it, please tell us how we are going the “Deport” the tens of Millions of Illegal Invaders already here.
The only solutions I can even come up with E-Verify with fines for Employing Illegals and taking away any Government Assistance the Illegals receive. I guarantee you the second part will be much harder than the first. Too many Bleeding Hearts Inside and Outside the Government.
At that point, they Self Deport, but I won’t live long enough to see that happen and neither will anyone Else reading this Post. Reality bites hard...
Yep. There is a legal process if you want to be an American.
Crossing the border illegally is not a legal process.
The Bush family wants amnesty, but at least they backed off when their was too much opposition. Trump can do more for amnesty than they ever did.
Gee, isn’t that what I said? nice try though.
Look, I’m not arguing with you. You know why? Because it won’t make a dimes bit of difference. Trump will continue whatever the heck he is doing and the chips will fall where they may.
I doubt Trump is scanning FR to see how he’s doing. Geez.
If you say so. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, that’s yours.
I'm sure he scans Twitter and Instagram like all the other Reality TV chicks.
Trump does not have to scan FR to see how he is doing.
All he has to do is look at the polls.
He’s up and Rubio and the Huckster are down.
Trump’s popularity is largely due to RINOs and CINOs pissing on conservatives’ pant legs over the years on the subject of the continuing Mexican invasion, then looking us in the eye and swearing it rained—while they zip up.
He drives them crazy.
They can kiss my fat butt.
Go Trump:
Like Truman, don’t give ‘em Hell,
just keep telling the truth and
they think it’s Hell.
>>>The Bush family wants amnesty, but at least they backed off when their was too much opposition<<<
Jeb Bush backed off? When did that happen?
His Brother backed off, but he ended up giving us Obama who is reviving the Amnesty Crusade.
It wasn’t stopped, it was delayed.
30 million invaders & the GOPe & Huck are on their knees...days of mass delusion in this once great republic.
What does all his BS have to do with securing the border?
Rubio, Bush, Huccabee and all others naysayers of Trumps comments are wrong and do not deserve to be our CIC.
Although I don’t think he is a credible candidate, he is a sieve that is separating the wheat from the chaff insofar as it pertains to RINOs willing to give our country away to third world refuse.
This myth was shattered long ago, yet suicidal RINOs continue to prop it up. A Pew poll showed that Latino voters overwhelmingly support Democrat platform issues, including ObamaCare, "gay rights" and abortion on demand.
I think we’ve spend enough time on this clown. Anyone who still has any desire for him can simply Google “Huckabee Tacoma” to find out how his twisted mind works.
I’m Donald Trump, and I approve this message....
“Huckabee said most of them come to the U.S. for the opportunity to be Americans.”
WHAT A BUFFOON! He will do (and say) anything to get elected. If he really believes this tripe (which I don’t think he does) then move some of them into his house and let them live there. Then I just might believe he believes what he said.
Donald, please take the Huckster out next!!!!
Huckabee is a wimp rino.
Ha! The clowncar is full.
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