There are currently no Republican candidates willing to stake out a position that most of of us conservatives want to see which is to enforce the current laws on the books regarding immigration.
CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS: Congresswoman Bachmann, as you well know, a number of states are trying to crack down on illegal immigration. We got a bunch of questions on immigration like this one from Tim Emerson, this is a text question so you don’t need to look up there. Tim Emerson of California.
He wrote this, “would you support each state enforcing the immigration laws since the federal government is not?”
Congresswoman, could you answer Tim’s question? And if your answer is yes, how do you square that with the constitution which says that congress has the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization?
BACHMANN: Well, the reason why he’s asking this question is because the federal government has failed the American people and has failed the states. It’s reprehensible that President Obama has sued the state of Arizona and the governor of Arizona for trying to protect the people in Arizona. That’s wrong.
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BACHMANN: As president of the United States, I would do what my job would demand of me. That’s to uphold the sovereignty of the United States of America.
To do that, I would build a fence on America’s southern border on every mile, on every yard, on every foot, on every inch of the southern border. I think that’s what we have to do, not only build it, but then also have sufficient border security and enforce the laws that are on the books with the ICE agents, with our border security.
And here’s the other thing I would do. I would not allow taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens or for their children.
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BACHMANN: That’s a madness. End the madness for illegal aliens to come into the United States of America.
WALLACE: Congresswoman, thank you.
Bachmann is naturally the exception to what I alluded to but realistically her chances to even be around for the primaries is what? Perhaps less than 10% chance to even be around. Too bad to. She was my first choice.
Thank you for posting that. Bachmann just moved up a big notch with that response in my book.