Posted on 03/02/2008 8:07:15 PM PST by Kurt Evans
LAREDO, Texas (CNN) – Saturday morning, Mike Huckabee took a trip to the border he talks about securing at every campaign stop...
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Huckabee, a strong proponent of building a fence along the Southern border, told reporters that it was not about keeping people out, but keeping bad people out. He gave examples of drug and human traffickers as well as terrorists.
“I don’t resent that people want to come here. I’ve always said I thank God every day I’m in a country people are trying to break into, not in a country they’re trying to break out of,” said Huckabee, flanked by Chuck Norris and Rep. Duncan Hunter who has built a fence in his Southern California district.
As the former Arkansas governor tries to drum up support among conservatives just days before the Texas primary, illegal immigration is one of the issues Huckabee has repeatedly used to differentiate himself from frontrunner John McCain.
He almost never mentions McCain by name but in Lubbock on Friday, Huckabee said he’s the only candidate who believes the borders should be secured, as opposed to “wholesale amnesty.” ...
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(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
Pledged Delegate Count:
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/gopdelegates/index.html
Huckabee Issue Positions:
http://mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.Home
Who believes him?
He was just as bad as McCain on border security issues, then came around at the last moment only because he wanted the nomination. We are not fooled so easily.
The Fence/Wall is for keeping PEOPLE out!
Not Cows. Not Donkeys. Not Snakes. Not Roadrunners. Not Jackrabbits.
PEOPLE!
Anyone who crosses illegally is a "bad person". Nobody can cross legally at such places, outside the designated ports of entry.
What is this joker talking about? What planet is he on?!
His border visit is 10 years too late. And even then, he cannot get the story right. Pathetic.
He shouldn't dismiss the millions streaming across the border who have no intention of ever assimilating and whose allegiance will always reside with their home country. Allowing such people to come here in such overwhelming numbers will bring a slow death to America.
If you parse Huckabee’s words, its still just bullcrap and denies the severity and essence of the problem of our country being taken over by balkanization due to this open border which let PEOPLE across.
well, if there is a fence, they will be kept out unless they decide to go the legal route and apply just like everyone else
As far as Huckabee is concerned, he has a record on illegal immigration, and just like his opponent's, it ain't pretty.
well in NYC we’d be lucky if everything was only in english or spanish. Instead, everything is in english and spanish and chinese and russian and arabic and korean and...
for example
https://a858-ihss.nyc.gov/ihss1/en_US/IHSS_languageSelectionPage.do
Instead of English sharing a website (or phone menu) equally with Spanish, or Korean, or German, or Chinese or some such other nonsense, there should be one document in REGULAR English, and then one in SIMPLIFIED ENGLISH.
Wean the Spanish, Korean, German, Chinese speakers OFF OF THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE and temporarily on to "EASY ENGLISH". They then build up their skills and understanding, vocabularly and confidence, and before you know it, they transition into regular English usage for daily life. Nobody learns English overnight or at the snap of a hand. I know this from my fluency in a number of languages. However, on the other hand, I know if I were never weaned off of English, I would NEVER have learned the other languages. This principle will work for those coming to the USA.
This, in my mind, is far more humane and I would not object to my tax dollars spent in this manner in lieu of outright bilingualization or what not of US services. The Balkanization and "empuje el numero dos para Espanol" have to GO.
“AmericanInTokyo” wrote: “Who believes him?”
Among others, Congressman Hunter apparently does.
“AmericanInTokyo” wrote: “He was just as bad as McCain on border security issues, then came around at the last moment only because he wanted the nomination.”
That isn’t true. Governor Huckabee has advocated strong border security throughout the campaign. Here’s an example of what happened if anyone tried to point that out here last fall:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929512/posts
“AmericanInTokyo” wrote: “Anyone who crosses illegally is a ‘bad person’. Nobody can cross legally at such places, outside the designated ports of entry. What is this joker talking about?”
Governor Huckabee is talking about keeping out “anyone who crosses illegally”—and he isn’t a joker.
“AmericanInTokyo” wrote: “What planet is he on?!”
I’m pretty sure Texas is here on the earth.
Is he looking for more recruits for in-state tuition in Arkansas?
you also have to remember...much of that website is about government services such as food stamps, medicaid, etc. They want more people to get those benefits.
We have to stop being the el gran gravy tren of the world.
“He shouldn’t dismiss the millions streaming across the border who have no intention of ever assimilating and whose allegiance will always reside with their home country.”
Are you suggesting Governor Huckabee is dismissing that problem?
PS I do not support Mr. Huckabee as does Mr. Hunter. That is his right. However, dont count me aboard in support of an Open Borders Governor or an Open Borders Senator for that matter.
I outright stated it; I didn’t just suggest it.
yeah I don’t believe that legal immigrants should get any govt aid except for perhaps something catastrophic that occurs after they become citizens. Send us those yearning to breathe free but not your tired and poor.
same here, tho I would rather see Huckabee nominated over McCain.
Are tuning into Terry Anderson tonite?
I will probably watch Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia all go to war tonight instead. Sorry.
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