Posted on 01/09/2008 6:45:10 AM PST by 3AngelaD
Mike Huckabee yesterday contradicted his own top immigration surrogate, announcing he will not support a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal aliens.
It was a stark reversal after The Washington Times reported that James Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, said Huckabee promised to pursue an amendment to the Constitution. In an article in yesterday's editions, Huckabee's spokeswoman did not challenge the former Arkansas governor's statements to Gilchrist...But by yesterday afternoon, Huckabee had backed away..."I do not support an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens. I have no intention of supporting a constitutional amendment to deny birthright citizenship," Mr. Huckabee said...
The Times reported that Gilchrist, in a conversation while campaigning with Mr. Huckabee last week, pinned down the Republican presidential candidate on various immigration stances, including how he would address what most legal scholars see as the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to any person born in the United States, except for diplomatic situations.
Gilchrist said Huckabee promised to bring a test case to the Supreme Court...and would press Congress to pass an amendment to the Constitution.... Huckabee also said on CNN that he hasn't given much thought to the issue of birthright citizenship. But he previously had taken a position in an interview with The Times in Iowa in August.
"I would support changing that. I think there is reason to revisit that, just because a person, through sheer chance of geography, happened to be physically here at the point of birth, doesn't necessarily constitute citizenship," he said at the time, according to the audiotape of the interview. "I think that's a very reasonable thing to do, to revisit that."
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“Don’t like Huckster’s position on the issues? Just wait a few days....”
That long???????
“Personally, I support birthright citizenship.”
Next to jobs, more than anything else, birthright citizenship may be as much or more responsible for attracting/encouraging illegal aliens to our country...births which, in turn, are having a huge impact not only on hospitals and schools, but on the lack of federal benefits available for disabled American CITIZENS.
We certainly had a better option in Tom McClintock but "everybody knew that he couldn't win". At least Arnold has an "(R)" after his name (for all the good it's done).
Your "understanding" is sadly lacking. Please provide anything at all that backs up your "understanding". Otherwise, your arguments are based on ignorance of the situation.
I was told by anti-illegal activists on FR.
I know, I should be more skeptical of those right-wing crazies, right?
That must have been quite an interesting thread. Do you happen to recall the title of it?
It's kind of a moot point as far as this issue goes -- my argument is that the problem with anchor babies isn't the babies, it's the anchor mechanism. People say we can't have illegals because they use welfare dollars! I say end welfare dollars (at least for illegals).
There is a philosophical argument against birthright citizenship, but there is a philosophical argument for keeping it as well. Using it as a tool against illegal immigration is wrong-headed and unfair -- trying to put out a fire by throwing the baby and the bath water onto it.
How convenient.
Go for it! Apparently it bugs you greatly....
Based on what you've posted on this thread, I'd rather not waste my time wading through your drivel.
Go for it! Apparently it bugs you greatly....
No, what bugs me is people making assertions that they can't support.
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