(Tommy) Thompson Campaign: Hits Airwaves with Immigration Plan

Iowa Politics ^ | July 16, 2007

[Clintonfatigued]

Today, Tommy Thompson's Presidential campaign began airing a new sixty second radio ad focused on Governor Thompson's plan for real immigration reform.

In the advertisement, Governor Thompson outlines his common sense plan to address immigration. First, Governor Thompson opposes any legislation that creates amnesty for illegal aliens.

"We must support the rule of law in our country. People who are found to be in the country illegally should be returned to their home countries and should have to wait at the end of the line, behind people who are seeking to enter the country or become citizens legally," said Thompson.

Second, Governor Thompson would complete the border security wall that Congress authorized last year within the first 150 days of his presidency.

Third, Thompson would pardon the border patrol agents who are being imprisoned for doing nothing more than their jobs.

[BillyBoy]

>> I have nothing against Tommy Thompson, but I find it interesting how all the candidates eventually come out propounding the issues which have been publicly stated many times by Duncan Hunter from the beginning of the race. <<

Tommy Thompson has consistently opposed illegal immigration, this is not an newfound position he embraced every since arriving in Iowa. FReepers have been too busy worshipping the other Thompson (the one that earned a career "D" rating on preventing amnesty during his time in the Senate, but if you mention that to his suporters, they'll flame you) to notice Tommy.

Tommy, Duncan, and Tancredo have been the only candidates in this race to have shown themselves to be proven reliable conservatives, across the board.

[BillyBoy]

>> However, one Freeper recently said that the two Thompsons dislike each other. I hope that is based on inaccurate information. <<

I don't think it has anything to do with them disliking each other, it has to do that both men are in their mid-60s and reluntant to accept a number #2 spot on the ticket, knowing it would be very unlikely they'd ever rise to commander-in-chief from that slot.

[BillyBoy]

"You’re tough! Give a guy a break. Bush is a lying, deceitful person, true, but Thompson got out of there."
-- Shermy

BTTP. And yet the Fredheads who fault TT for being with HHS during Bush's 1st term, don't seem to have a problem with Fred "standing behind" McCain throughout the 2000 election, even AFTER McCain Evangelical leaders bigots and pushed for blanket amnesty for illegal aliens.