[ilovesarah2012]

I really like this guy. I just hope we don’t find out he’s a transvestite or something in a few months. Politicians always end up disappointing.

[ABQHispConservative]

Except that in border states, enforcing immigration laws is part of public safety. I would imagine the same applies for the rest of the country, but in border states it is especially critical.

[pgyanke]

Christie also said he thinks state and local law enforcement don't have appropriate training to enforce immigration laws, and that it can distract from their overriding goal of keeping the public safe.

Pgyanke also said he thinks state and local law enforcement begins with enforcing immigration laws, and that will help focus their overriding goal of keeping the public safe.

[pissant]

Sounds like he would be happy with amnesty.

[VRW Conspirator]

Christie also said he thinks state and local law enforcement don't have appropriate training to enforce immigration laws, and that it can distract from their overriding goal of keeping the public safe.

I am going out on a limb here by saying I think this is a dodge. So far I like Cristie otherwise.

[Carley]

Why didn’t Politico release the entire transcript in the first place.

This puts Christie’s comments in a much different context than originally reported by Politicobama.

[Frenchtown Dan]

I haven’t really made my mind up about this guy yet.

I admire him for standing up to the NJEA, but it seems to me he’s dodging this question, and although N.J. is not a border state, we still have plenty of problems with illegals.

At least 22 hospitals have gone bankrupt and shut down due to “too much charity work”. Illegals who go to the emergency room since they cannot be denied care, and never pay a dime.

[RowdyFFC]

This article is written by Ben Smith of Politico?

I’m not going to reach much into this...I would have to hear Christie say it himself.

[kingcoal]

I think some are being too harsh - sure he is leaning the wrong way on some stuff but dont forget that in order to get here, he had to make sausage in one of the most corrupt democrat states in the country.

[kingcoal]

I think some are being too harsh - sure he is leaning the wrong way on some stuff but dont forget that in order to get where he is today, he had to make and sell political sausage in one of the most corrupt democrat states in the country.

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[ZULU]

“Christie also said he thinks state and local law enforcement don’t have appropriate training to enforce immigration laws, and that it can distract from their overriding goal of keeping the public safe.”

BALONEY.

If they can enforce all other laws, they can AND SHOULD enforce Immigration laws.

THere simply are TOO MANY illegals and TOO FEW immigration officers.

Christie FAILS the conservative “smell test” on immigration and the Second Amendment.