[Luis Gonzalez]

I'm a fraud for bringing to your attention that Thompson ran as a pro-choice candidate, supported and voted for McCain-Feingold, and voted in favor of bringing more foreign workers into the American economy?

Then you should be able to prove me wrong, instead of just insulting me.

[Stayfree]

read the details, you moron.

[papasmurf]

"I'm a fraud for bringing to your attention that Thompson ran as a pro-choice candidate, supported and voted for McCain-Feingold, and voted in favor of bringing more foreign workers into the American economy?"

I know you weren't addressing me, but I had to chime in, ok? :)

It's just not fair to criticize Fred's votes on H1B visa'a. We have a certain amount of alloted entries, and he wants, and I want, to make sure they are educated and will contribute to our society. I know many, many immigrants who gained entry through the H1 programs, and each and every one of them strongly desire to become a citizen. Most of them that I know, are conservatives, too. So, it's not like Fred is saying throw the gates open and let everyone in, nor is he saying he wants "workers", he wants future citizens, and he wants to pick them. I agree. The only one that could even come close to being an issue is the so called "chain migration", (against simpson bill), that he voted to continue. But, read the bill, you'd veto is too.
The rest are dealing mainly with H1B's, and a legality that would allow employers to fire employees and bring in foreigners. It wouldn't stand up under challenge.

Pro-Choice...been there, s'plained that already.

:O)

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[Josh Painter]

Luis Gonzalez wrote: "...Thompson... voted for McCain-Feingold, and voted in favor of bringing more foreign workers into the American economy?"

Fred has admittted that both votes were mistakes. He's still not comfortable with having interests who donate large sums of cash to politicians benefit when issues which favor those same interests are voted on by those same politicians. Neither am I. Fred realizes that McCain Feingold didn't solve the problem, and he would like to find a way to solve it. On immigration, he has admitted that he (and Ronald Reagan by default) were wrong in 1986. He supports sealing the borders and removing all incentives for illegals to stay before any other actions are taken.

In contrast, Rudy supports total amnesty and has declared NYC to be a sanctuary for invaders, in open defiance of U.S. immigration law.

Can't you see the difference here?

[Dolphy]

I don't think he has an exactly stellar record on tort reform and the like either.