” “I would hope that no matter who we are, or where we are from, that America should always be a place that opens its arms, opens it heart, opens its spirit to people who come because they want the best for their families ...,” Huckabee said as the largely Hispanic audience gave him a standing ovation.
Huckabee was the keynote speaker, along with Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman and CEO John Tyson, at a noon luncheon of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is holding its 76th annual convention in Little Rock.
In his opening remarks, he said the nation will need to address the concerns of the Hispanic community because of its growing influence and population base.
“Pretty soon, Southern white guys like me may be in the minority,” Huckabee said jokingly as the crowd roared in laughter. He told the LULAC delegates that their presence in the state’s capital city was very important because Arkansas has one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the nation.
“Your gathering is so very significant for our state,” Huckabee said. “We are delighted to have you......”
He has compared illegal aliens to slaves brought here in chains from Africa, saying, “I think frankly the Lord is giving us a second chance to do better than we did before.”
Toward that end, when an Arkansas legislator introduced a bill that would prevent illegal aliens from voting and receiving state benefits, Huckabee denounced the bill, saying it would rile up “those who are racist and bigots.”
He also made the insane point that companies like Toyota would not invest in Arkansas if the state didn’t allow non-citizens to vote because it would “send the message that, essentially, ‘If you don’t look like us, talk like us and speak like us, we don’t want you.”
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Woo Woo! Tyson, old BJ Clinton’s best buddy?
OK, that does it for me. Nothing scares me more than a religious fanatic.
Your post about Huckabee’s record in Arkansas and his naive statements on immigration finish him as a possible presidential candidate as far as I’m concerned. That and his comment in one of the debates that if people wanted a president who would be “mean” to people they shouldn’t elect him. How does he define mean? Is dropping a bomb on Bin Laden’s head too mean for Homily Huckabee?
This guy’s syrupy, sanctimonious schtick combined with his endless supply of jokes and one liners in the debates almost cover the fact that he usually says nothing of much substance. To top it off, he’s a graduate of some obscure Bible college. Put this guy up against the Clinton machine? Somebody’s nuts.