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>> Now the problem is Fred also voted the "wrong" way on immigration, Care to point these votes out??? <<

Yes, I already "pointed these votes out" to you numerous times, but since you insist on seeing it AGAIN:

Fred’s Record -

Voted YES to kill voluntary pilot programs for workplace verification. (1996)

Voted YES on maintaining the chain migration system. (1996)

Voted YES on removed higher fines for businesses which hire ILLEGAL aliens (1996)

Vote YES grant amnesty to nearly one million ILLEGAL aliens from Nicaragua, along with their spouses and minor unmarried children. (1997)

Voted NO on including worker safeguards in H-1B bill (1998)

Voted YES for foreign worker bill with no anti-fraud provisions. (2000)

You have his “wrong” immigration votes listed. But can you tell us whether they were well-written and deserved to pass? How many of them were like this recent immigration bill—badly written and yielding a bad result? Context is important, you know, if you’re honest.

I apologize, but I baited you on this because I knew exactly what you would post... There is a lot of bad information out there that is repeated over and over (JimRob, this was some of the info for the Fred Truth File)..

At that BillyBoy, it was you who I responded to originally on these votes back on 06/29.

The worst site for spreading this false information is NumbersUSA, whose record has been discredited a long time ago because they try to confuse the line between legal and illegal immigration (for example, most of those are for LEGAL immigration issues) others, like S1664 (which is most of these) are procedural votes (things like move to and from committee) and not votes on the actual bill. At that, S1664 did not even get to the Senate to vote, it was killed in committee.
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=V907&can_id=53292

Another, S1156, Thompson didn't vote to grant amnesty, he voted to table the bill for a vote. I.E. Another procedural vote, not a vote on the actual bill. At that, Thompson's vote on the actual amendment, 1156 was Nay
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00265

This is just a small example of how records can be distorted and one should check more carefully before buying into something you read on the internet.

Fred Thompson on Immigration
Opposes amnesty in any form. (Jun 2007)
Nation loses sovereignty if it cannot secure its own borders. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Fred_Thompson.htm

What’s your source?