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Amen!

I actively campaigned for Mike when he was running for Lt.Gov. and was relatively an unknown. I'm sorry that I did.

People on this forum are living in la-la land if they think the good people of Arkansas are not upset with Mike's pandering to the ILLEGAL alien fast growing population in our State. He should hear what the average Arkansan is saying about him. Whew!

Jobs no one wants? Ha. The Hispanic men can be seen on the roof-tops, brick laying and pouring concrete of newly constructed homes etc. They will work for LESS, thus displacing the guys who used to make a decent living in construction work. That's a FACT.

Thanks Mike, now please just go away.

This is a message from Mike Huckabee. I don't mind posters disagreeing, but it's unfortunate when the posters attacking me are generating heat instead of light. The comments are mostly being made based on a California column by a writer who hasn't a clue as to the issue in Arkansas and the basis of my comments. Let me personally set the record straight because I value the opinion of the Freepers, even when I don't agree with all of them.

I opposed the legislation proposed by Senator Holt for the simple reason is that it does nothing to stop illegal activity and has only caused the kind of inflamed passions as evidenced by some of the postings. I am against illegal immigrants voting or getting welfare, but the truth is, those things are ALREADY ILLEGAL in Arkansas and neither Senator Holt nor anyone else has presented ONE single case of it actually happening. I personally asked Senator Holt if he could point to any specific instance and he could not. I asked him what exactly his bill would do that isn't already covered by existing law. He could not list a thing. True conservatives aren't interested in passing unnecessary laws that duplicate those we already have. It's that simple.

I have advocated that the CHILDREN of immigrants (regardless of status) who were already educated in our public schools should be allowed to access colleges in our state in the same manner as other graduates of Arkansas public schools, including the opportunity to compete for academic scholarships. Despite allegations to the contrary, no one has suggested that children of illegal immigrants should be given free college tuition--only that those who met the requirements of a scholarship (which includes rigid academic achievement in an Arkansas school) be allowed to apply.

As a governor, I will never make everyone happy because too many decisions are made on any given to please some who get their "facts" from talk radio and from highly biased opinion writers instead of from source documents. But there's much more to the story than perhaps meets the eye.

Thanks for letting me set the record straight, and by the way, I really enjoy FR.com and have defended it on national TV from those who take the same cheap shots at this forum that some critics take at me and others who actually run for office, make tough decisions, and have the guts to be held accountable for them.

In the name of truth, honesty, and the American way,

Mike Huckabee