“That answer still doesn’t indicate that she IS for amnesty or for the Dream Act. Palin’s answer just states that she understands why they want to be here. “
Yes, that’s how politicians dissemble on us. Be careful when Perry talks of ‘secure the borders’ (while opposing the fence) and Romney speaks of Obamacare waivers for all 50 states on day one (instead of saying - I WILL REPEAL OBAMACARE).
BUT YOU MISSED IT ...
“To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?”
“Palin: I do ...”
In 2008, “I DO” - meant she supports the McCain pro-path-to-citizenship position.
“That could mean that undocumented workers be identified, deported and put back in line to enter the US legally.”
Nice wishful thinking.
The simple fact is that a huge number of illegals live in the United States and the ruling class in the United States want them here. Cheap labor like chesap energy has always been a bedrock of the American economy. Since the ‘60s, the native stock and the descendents of European immigrants, have stopped breeding. This means that there are fewer workers. More than that. there are fewer natives willing to work for the kind of wages their fathers were willing to accept, and yes.to settle for the kind of jobs their Dads and grandpas had to accept. The hard labor on farms and in the factories etc. Increasingly, Americans have become a nation of consumers rather than workers. So employers have turned elsewhere for workers. Either import labor without limit-as was done up until 1920—or export the jobs overseas. Of course this has hurt Americans who want to work, but wish also to maintain the middle-class life style they have grown up with. And now they can no longer count on the trade unions, such as the old AFL under Sam Gompers, to oppose illegal immigration. The parties are both courting the immigrant vote and fighting any attenpts at restriction. So what do we do about it? No simple solution.