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To: kabar
LOL. I knew you would bring up something from the 08 campaign. Do you have the honesty to acknowledge that she had to "parrot" McCain's position.

She has had interviews since 2010 where she spoke strongly against what is called "amnesty."

PDSers are sadly pathetic.

81 posted on 04/12/2013 3:57:34 PM PDT by sand88
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To: sand88
She has had interviews since 2010 where she spoke strongly against what is called "amnesty." PDSers are sadly pathetic.

Simply not true. Palin has used the convoluted language of the amnesty supporters. McCain claimed that his plan was not an amnesty. So did Obama, Kennedy, Rubio, Graham, etc.

John McCain and Barack Obama studiously avoided the term “amnesty” to describe their comprehensive immigration reform plans and despite the evidence, baldly declared that it was not an amnesty. Instead, they used such euphemisms as “getting to the back of the line,” “an earned path to citizenship,” and “coming out of the shadows.” The Democrats and pro-amnesty crowd know full well that the American people are against amnesty, hence the avoidance of the “A” word.

Any legislation that legalizes the status of those who broke our laws by entering our country illegally and allows them to stay and work here is amnesty. We must not only prevent the Democrats and some moderate Republicans from hijacking the meaning of the word amnesty, but the public must be made aware about the true impact of an amnesty. The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty would be $2.6 trillion just for increased entitlement program 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.

I have worked on the immigration issue for over six years and lobbied on the Hill and in Richmond. I understand how our opponents use language to fool and disguise what they mean. I have analyzed almost everything Palin has said on the issue. She uses the language of amnesty supporters talking about those who "played by the rules" should be allowed to stay.

Provide me with just one source where Palin says she is against amnesty using the real definition, i.e., being allowed to stay and work here. You will find none. And I have no doubt she will support Rubio and the Gang of 8 when they announce their plan.

87 posted on 04/12/2013 4:40:14 PM PDT by kabar
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