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To: dano1
Are any of the other leading candidates, (other than Hunter and Tancredo), on record with a stronger position than Huckabee? It seems to me they are all saying they are opposed to amnesty.

Yes - Ron Paul voted in favor of the Secure Fence Act, he wants to end birthright citizenship of illegals and physically secure the borders. That means putting Army troops on the border. There would be no welfare state for illegals to come here and take advantage of.

Huckabee is a joke.

33 posted on 10/14/2007 8:15:46 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Tagline Removed By Moderator)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Yes - Ron Paul voted in favor of the Secure Fence Act, he wants to end birthright citizenship of illegals and physically secure the borders. That means putting Army troops on the border. There would be no welfare state for illegals to come here and take advantage of.

I agree with you that Huckabee is a joke, but why did Paul consistently vote against putting military on the border?

(1) Paul consistently voted every year since 1999 against putting the military on the border:

2006: H. Amdt. 206 to H.R. 1815

2004: Goode Amendment to H.R. 4200

2003: Goode Amendment to H.R. 1588

2002: H. Amdt. 479 to H.R. 4546

2001: Traficant amendment to HR 2586

2000: Traficant amendment to H.R.4205

1999: Trafficant Amendment to H.R. 1401.

(2) Paul voted in 1997, 2001( H.R. 1885) and 2002 (H RES 365) to grant, extend or continue Section 245-i amnesties for illegal aliens.

(3) Paul voted NO on extending the voluntary Basic Pilot Workplace Verification Program (H.R. 2359),

(4) Paul voted NO on the border fence in 2005 (Hunter Amendment to HR 4437 - "Enforcement Only" Bill).

(5) Paul voted YES to increase H2-B (HR 763 in 2005) and H-1B visas (HR 3736 in 1998). In 1998, he voted to allow US firms to lay off Americans to replace them with foreigners.

http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=11832

37 posted on 10/14/2007 8:39:01 AM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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