She did not come off very well among those of us who know the immigration issue. She has hurt herself among organizations like NumbersUSA, FAIR, CIS, and my own organization. She is considered to be a pro-amnesty advocate and if she throws her hat in the ring, we will target her. The issue of amnesty is a game changer.
The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty alone would be $2.6 trillion in just entitlement costs. And the number of additional LEGAL immigrants who would join those who were the recipients of amnesty through chain migration, i.e., family reunification, would approach 70 million over a 20-year period, assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens. We cannot assimilate such numbers. An amnesty would destroy the United States of America with the stroke of a pen.
The proponents of amnesty are wont to create the false choice between a blanket amnesty and mass deportation of 12 to 20 million illegal aliens. In reality, we have other choices and alternatives that don’t reward people who have broken our laws with the right to stay and work here and an eventual path to citizenship. The 12 to 20 million illegal aliens did not enter this country overnight and they will not leave overnight. Attrition through enforcement works. We have empirical data from Georgia, Oklahoma, and Arizona proving that it does.
Palin could have used the attrition thru enforcment response. It is a phony strawman to think that anyone proposes deporting 11 million illegal aliens in a month or that we need to have mass deportation. Palin is trying to have it both ways. She is deluded if she thinks she will receive a majority of Hispanic votes or more than 40% for that matter.
I hear you loud and clear. If you push her to the right side of the issue that’s good. If you push her to a position that hurts her in the general election when she’s really with you already that’s bad. Has anybody from the organization sat down and talked with her or lobbied her? Odds are good that Palin is the President in 2013.
Also, can amnesty pass if we have a Republican Congress and Senate?