Posted on 10/22/2008 6:03:02 PM PDT by TADSLOS
...Governor, let me ask you about immigration. How many undocumented immigrants are there in Alaska?
I don't know, I don't know. That's a good question.
As governor, how do you deal with them? Do you think they all should be deported?
There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant -there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants- not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue that we face with illegal immigration.
Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?
No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty. You know, people have got to follow the rules. They've got to follow the bar, and we have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided and those opportunities that this great country provides.
To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country.
And the last question would be about politics. You only have two more weeks left...
Yes
What is your strategy? How are you planning to win the latino vote?
I will tell you, I wish that there were more hours in the day so that we can get out there and to more of the communities with such the strong Latino vote that is out there and really tell them that we desire to work for them. We are asking them to hire us and let us work for them.
Thank you so much. It would be impossible to ask you to say a few words in Spanish, right?
Oh my good-well, I don't want to embarrass myself, but but gracias and I do thank you so much for this opportunity. I appreciate it.
Thank you, muchas gracias, thank you.
It was one of those many “gaps” I mentioned that needed to be filled in over time.
This gap was filled with BS.
I have a problem with this part. I think you should have said, "You can get in line behind all of the people who did NOT break the law and come here illegally, and if we have enough slots after they get their turn, you can return to the country once the border is secured."
Keyes has a chance to win? I didn’t know that! ;)
Hey, I was recently told on FR that there is no Anchor baby issue because of a 1996 ruling. That doesn’t feel true, but I can’t prove it’s not.
UGH. Another loser on this issue.
“...so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?”
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“I do because I understand why people would want to be in America.”
“...so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?”
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“I do because I understand why people would want to be in America.”
“...so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?”
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“I do because I understand why people would want to be in America.”
When you are in the second chair, you do not get to lay out your own agenda.
Thanks for the ping
Well, she’s the one who said Mccain said she did not have to “check her opinions at the door”.
..the door won’t be open until Nov. 5
Well, I have a hunch that Mccain liked what he saw during his vetting process on this. But hey, we’ll see. Right now they are dropping in the polls. The RCP average of polls has grown to a gap of 7.2%.
As Phyliis Schlafly and many others, including me, have suggested to McCain’s campaign is that they need to really take off the gloves and go for ALL of Obama’s past associations, his missing records, his mentors, his ties to the New Party and the CPUSA, his lack of birth certificate, etc etc.
If they do not, they will lose, unless a third party manages to bring Obama down. But a third party does not get the coverage that a McCain proclamation would get.
We’ll see now how much they want to win. Or would they rather lose with ‘faux’ honor.
Great post and great plan.
I think we agree that when he got the nomination that the election was effectively over.
He threw a "Hail Mary" by embracing someone who energized the base and probably didn't share his compromising, bi-partisan view of government.
I do not believe in a hundred years that he anticipated the magnitude of her effect on the whole campaign--no one in the world did.
This interview only tells me that she is not going publicly debate the immigration issue with her boss to Jorge Ramos, who is nothing more than an agent for the Mexican government IMO.
At this stage of the game, I'm willing to FIRST keep that Marxist and his group away from the White House and then fight the fight regarding the issues we both are very passionate about. A vote for Sarah is not a vote for Rudy by my judgment. I still believe she is one of us.
I'm still hurting over DH going down. I never in my life put as much energy, time and money into a candidate. Love ya bro--we'll continue the fight
Yup
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