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.
Another fraudulent statement about Hunter by you.
http://grades.betterimmigration.com/testgrades.php3?District=CA52&VIPID=133
Hunter scores an A- on Immigration votes. Paul only scores a B
http://grades.betterimmigration.com/compare.php3?District=TX14&Category=0&Status=Career&VIPID=787