Immigration is my issue. Paul is not my man. Duncan Hunter has the answer.
Is this author delusional? Ron Paul is the only candidate who wants to stop illegal immigration? He might come in third on that issue, but I would not even bet on that
Duncan Hunter is the man , concerning this issue. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Hunter wants to build a fence.
Ron Paul wants to get rid of the incentives that bring them here.
Example 1:
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst100206.htm
“Rethinking Birthright Citizenship
I’ve introduced legislation that would amend the Constitution and end automatic birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment was ratified in 1868, on the heels of the Civil War. The country, especially the western territories, was wide open and ripe for homesteading. There was no welfare state to exploit, and the modern problems associated with immigration could not have been imagined.” (H. J. RES. 46)
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/13/2007)
Co-Sponsors:
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 6/13/2007
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 6/27/2007
Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] - 6/13/2007
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 6/13/2007
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 6/15/2007
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 6/27/2007
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 7/17/2007
I don’t see Hunter or Tancredo as Co-sponsors. I wonder why not?
Example 2:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul269.html
“Immigration and the Welfare State
Our current welfare system also encourages illegal immigration by discouraging American citizens from taking low-wage jobs. This creates greater demand for illegal foreign labor. Welfare programs and minimum wage laws create an artificial market for labor to do the jobs Americans supposedly won’t do.
Illegal immigrants also place a tremendous strain on social entitlement programs. Under a proposed totalization agreement with Mexico, millions of illegal immigrants will qualify for Social Security and other programs – programs that already threaten financial ruin for America in the coming decades. Adding millions of foreign citizens to the Social Security, Medicare, and disability rolls will only hasten the inevitable day of reckoning. “
Which is more effective? Removing incentives or a fence?
That can be debated, but I think Ron Paul’s ideas deserve discussion.
YOu are right... Duncan Hunter is the man to stop illegal immigration....
“Immigration is my issue. Paul is not my man. Duncan Hunter has the answer.”
Yep, Duncan Hunter has been THE most effective politician on securing our borders.
Hunter had a fence built which stopped drug trafficking and crime in San Diego, and Hunter authored the bill for a fence from California thru Texas, which was signed into law.