“Right now I’m sick of Rico Perry and his pro-amnesty statement..”
Sarah Palin on Immigration
Supports a path to citizenship, but no amnesty for illegals
Q: Should undocumented immigrants all should be deported?
A: There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant—there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants—not only economically is that just an impossibility but that’s not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue.
Q: Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 million undocumented immigrants?
A: No, I do not. Not total amnesty. You know, people have got to follow the rules. We have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided and those opportunities that this great country provides.
Q: So you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
A: I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country.
Source: Univision Interview with Sarah Palin, by Jorge Ramos Oct 26, 2008
http://www.issues2000.org/2012/Sarah_Palin_Immigration.htm
You know you can't make that fly an inch.
Since Gov. Palin is about the only conservative candidate that even uses the "d" word and has EVER enforced law on both "sides" of the isle, both donks and republicans, she is the only candidate who's statements are believable.
Here is what her unscripted answers are to questions regarding deportation, 10 Jul 2010.
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O’REILLY: So you’re president of the United States, Sarah Palin. You send how many National Guard to the border right away to secure it?
SARAH PALIN, FORMER GOVERNOR OF ALASKA: However many you need. This is a top priority. This is a national security issue.
O’REILLY: All right, but I’m talking Texas, California, New Mexico, all of them. So you’d send maybe 10,000, 15,000 National Guard down there to assist the Border Patrol, yes?
PALIN: Whatever it takes. Whatever it takes.
O’REILLY: All right, so you’d militarize the border. You’d finish the fence, finish building the fence from Brownsville to San Diego, yes?
PALIN: Yes.
O’REILLY: Now we have 12 million people staring at you. And you say to those people you’re in here illegally; you broke civil law by coming in here. Now are you going to deport them? What are you going to do?
PALIN: Well, again, first, let me go back to the importance of securing the border. They’re talking about amnesty…
O’REILLY: No, but we got that, governor. Everybody…
PALIN: No, we don’t.
O’REILLY: Yes, the people watching this program have it. We have it. We assume that you, as president, would secure the border. I have confidence that you would do that. But now you have to look inward, all right? And you’ve got 12 million people staring at you. What are you going to have them do?
PALIN: You’re not going to give them a free pass. You’re not going to say, OK, you and anybody else who wants to scurry across this porous border between now and when we finally do finally get it fenced in and physically secure, we’re going to give you a free pass.
O’REILLY: All right.
PALIN: And just because you’ve broken law in the past…
O’REILLY: So no amnesty.
PALIN: …we can trust you. No, no amnesty.
O’REILLY: But what do you do with these folks?
PALIN: Which means…
O’REILLY: Do you make them register with the federal government? Do you tell them they have 60 days to get out of here before we put you in jail? What do you do with them?
PALIN: Do we make them register with the federal government? Yes, we do.
O’REILLY: Yes, so we know who they are.
PALIN: We have — exactly, yes. I want to answer to that question absolutely.
O’REILLY: All right.
PALIN: We’re not going to give them a free pass.
O’REILLY: So you make them register with the federal government.
PALIN: We’re not going to reward the bad behavior.
O’REILLY: And if they don’t register with the — say you gave them 60 days to register with the federal government. There’s a form at the post office they have to send in like a Census form. All right, say they didn’t do it.
PALIN: You deport them.
O’REILLY: OK.
PALIN: You have to get them out.
O’REILLY: So the ones that don’t…
PALIN: We don’t reward their continued bad behavior.
O’REILLY: …after period of time. OK, after a period of time…
PALIN: Yes.
O’REILLY: …the ones that don’t cooperate, you catch them, they’re gone.
PALIN: Right.
O'REILLY: Now, you have these people that register. You're going to have millions of them. Then they register and they say, OK, we obeyed what President Palin told us to do. Then what? Do you give them green cards to work right away? What do you do with them?
PALIN: You know, there has to be that expectation that they will work and that they will contribute. Bill, it makes me uncomfortable that we're even going down that path so far…
O'REILLY: You have to though.
PALIN: …when -- no, no.
O'REILLY: You have to go down the path because it's going to come up.
PALIN: American citizens who are here lawfully, they need to be the ones with the first shot at getting these jobs. We cannot make it easy on those who have chosen to be illegally here to disobey our laws. No.
O'REILLY: No, we can't make it easy, but they're here. And we can't starve them to death. And if they can't work, if they don't have a green card to work, they're going to be hosed. I mean, they got to pay rent, they got to buy groceries…
PALIN: Well…
O'REILLY: …this, that and the other thing. So this is where it gets very complicated, governor. You know, it gets very, very complicated…
PALIN: No.
O'REILLY: …because you are rewarding bad behavior. You're letting them stay in the United States. And they came in illegally.
PALIN: Then let's keep it -- then we won't complicate it anymore. Let's keep it simple. And let's say no, if you are here illegally, and if you don't follow the steps that at some point through immigration reform we're going to be able to provide, and that is to somehow allow to you work. If you're not going to do that, then you will be deported. You will be gone.
O'REILLY: OK, we've established that.
PALIN: But let's look at case history.
O'REILLY: Yes, we've established that.
PALIN: Let's look at what, you know, political hero Ronald Reagan tried to do with 3 million illegals all those years ago.
O'REILLY: He botched it though, governor. Reagan botched it.
PALIN: Exactly.
O'REILLY: He botched it.
PALIN: That's what I'm saying. So we learn from history. We won't do what he did.
O'REILLY: No, but you're going to have to do…
PALIN: He did in that respect, in that realm.
O'REILLY: …whoever the next president is, is going to have to deal with 12 million people. And that's going to be very, very difficult.
All right, let me switch gears here. This is frightening me, governor. I'm getting very, very afraid of mama grizzlies. And you are, I guess, the mama grizzly chieftain. Am I -- why don't you explain what the mama grizzly deal is?
PALIN: Mama grizzly in a political sense is someone who is watching what is going on that is adversely affecting our cubs, our children, the future of America. And there are a lot of common sense, constitutional conservative women who are willing to put it all on the line and run for office or support candidates willing to run for office to take this country back…
O'REILLY: All right, so this is a clarion call.
PALIN: …and not allow the Pelosi, Reid, Obama administration and agenda continue to put us on a path towards insolvency…
O'REILLY: OK.
PALIN: …to put us on a path toward a less secure and less free nation.
O'REILLY: So you are trying to mobilize mama grizzlies all over from Anchorage to Key West from San Diego to Bangor, Maine, to get involved, either run themselves or support candidates they like. This mama grizzly movement is going to take over the country.
PALIN: It's all about stopping Obama, Pelosi and Reid and what they are doing to our country, to our children and our grandchildren and their futures.
O'REILLY: All right, governor. Always a pleasure to talk with you. Thanks for taking the time.
PALIN: Thanks, you too.
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/transcript/how-sarah-palin-would-tackle-illegal-immigration
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Music to my ears...
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Oops. If that's still her position, it's weak. I hope she's changed it since breaking free of the McCain 2008 campaign imbeciles. If not, then we might as well stick with Perry, or draft Jeb Bush.
You're making a helluva name for yourself on this forum by stooping to such liberal tactics as that.
You know that Sarah Palin was speaking as the VP running mate of John McCain when she made those statements, and was essentially voicing HIS policy position -- just as every VP candidate before her has done.
Why don't you post Sarah's own post-McCain thoughts on illegal immigration, Clairity? Is it perhaps because they might not suit your anti-Palin, pro-Perry agenda?
If you're going to oppose Palin on this forum, at least do it honestly, and with half an ounce of integrity.