Posted on 07/14/2010 5:38:59 PM PDT by Steelfish
Whitman Says She And Brown Are Similar On Illegal Immigration July 14, 2010 The gubernatorial candidates continued to spar over illegal immigration Wednesday, with Republican nominee Meg Whitman insisting her positions are not so different from those of her Democratic rival, Jerry Brown, and Brown countering that their views are as different as night and day.
Whitman began the back-and-forth, publishing an op-ed piece in several Spanish-language newspapers that criticized the harsh rhetoric surrounding the debate and noting that she received flak in the Republican primary because of her opposition to Arizona’s controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants.
She says she and Brown opposed that law, as well as driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, sanctuary cities and Proposition 187, the 1994 California ballot initiative that would have denied most taxpayer-funded services to those in the country illegally.
“Clearly, when examining our positions on immigration, there is very little over which Jerry Brown and I disagree,” Whitman wrote for the Eastern Group Publications in East Los Angeles, which distributes 11 newspapers. “Latinos seeking a candidate who supports amnesty for illegal immigrants won't find one on the gubernatorial ballot this year.”
Whitman declines to say what should be done about illegal immigrants in the country, saying such a discussion cannot be made until the federal government secures the border. However, her words suggest she is not in the camp that supports deporting all of them.
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Does anyone notice that illegal aliens and lawless borders are only an issue with these lying screw worms when their running for election?
California is screwed! I gotta get the hell out of here.
Has Whitman flipped or flopped on this issue since the primary vote, or has she always been against immigration law enforcement?
She got the nomination, so she knows you will vote for her over Moonbeam.
Hopefully Brown wins. The GOP cannot be reborn in CA until RINO dirtbags like Arnold and Arnold in a Dress are drummed out for conservatives.
I AM too damn DISGUSTED.
The rino has always been for illegal immigrants.
Put a fork in ‘er ‘cause she’s done. Welcome back, Guv Moonbeam!
Yep, and here we've been blaming the coyotes!
I don’t understand why GOP stands for her hijacking the Republican label. She’s new to the party, a political novice and didn’t even vote for most of her adult life.
Whitman is a disgrace to all things conservative.
She'll never have my vote.
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