you just don’t get it. It is not possible or legal to check the immigration status of external company employees. People working for that company show up once or twice a week at customer’s place (customer does not even know which employee) and carry out his job.
As for Fred: I like his current immigration policy and I don’t think there is anything to be shamed on regarding his past positions. That was dominant position within the party and I believe that he realized the importance of it within the last year or so. I’m fine with it and I believe he would be tough on illegals, if elected. It is just the fact that some fredheads try to claim that he has been tough on this always that really piss me off. It is just not true so why try to claim so? It just distracts people. It would be more productive to focus on the fact that his current position is better than others have.
“It is not possible or legal to check the immigration status of external company employees”
BS.
You want the contract? You provide me with proof of citizenship for every worker that sets foot on my property.
No proof? No contract.
I have every right to demand documentation.
Not doing so makes me complicit in fraud, tax evasion and possibly identity theft.
I just don’t think illegal immigration was a big issue in Tennessee when he was a Senator. Illegal immigration (and the crime and disease it brings) has always been a major issue for us border states, but just a hassle for the more Northern states. That’s why I have difficulty understanding why both McQueeg and Kyl were for the shamnesty. Well, I can figure out why, but it does not protend well for Republicans in general, now that Kyl is Whip.
Fred himself pointed out that the dangers of illegal immigration only entered the public consciousness a few years ago.
I freely admit I never thought much about it until then and I live in Texas which abounds with illegals.
It is hypocritical to expect candidates to have been on top of an issue like this for years and years when nobody else was.
Fred has been honest, has now recognized the problem and has a coherent plan to deal with it.
Duncan is a good man, Trancredo I don’t know, but they are both fringe candidates and we need to all get behind Fred Thompson, before it’s too late.