I thought it was a great speech.
I come from the opposite side of this - I tend to like illegals, because they're hard workers. I, frankly, would probably be for the continuation of the status quo.
But there are a lot of people who want to do something to stem the flow of illegals, and I think his policies will help with that.
The most controversial part of his speech seems to be that he's not going to do mass deportations, which in my view would be way too disruptive to the economy. He wants to keep the people who have jobs and can pay taxes, while dumping those who can't. That seems fair to me and it would get rid of a lot of the disruptive types most of us agree should be gone.
One thing many of you should understand is that there are plenty of people like me around, who like illegals because they're hard workers and those we know and are in contact with are good people.
Because of folks like me, many of who are Republicans, he can't deport everyone without losing us from his base. And he can't do nothing or he'll lose you guys from his base.
I think he did an excellent job in trying to put together a fair compromise between people who have opposite views, which to be honest is about the toughest thing you can do in politics.
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"- I tend to like illegals, because they're hard workers."
Because of folks like me, many of who are Republicans, he can't deport everyone without losing us from his base. And he can't do nothing or he'll lose you guys from his base.
Now there's an honest answer...I'll give you credit for that...So what you're saying is that if George deports your cheap, illegal labor, you'll dump the party and go with whoever will allow you to illegally hire illegals...
Now we know you don't want them to be legal because you'd have to start paying attention to rules and regulations...And pay more...
But thanks for being an honest FReeper...
I sincerely hope you aren't actually hiring illegals.