Posted on 05/06/2015 10:20:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has promised to back a path to "full and equal citizenship" for illegal immigrants, and has accused Republicans of treating illegals as "second class."
"This is where I differ with everybody on the Republican side. Make no mistake, not a single Republican ... is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one," Clinton said during a campaign stop in Nevada on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. "When they talk about legal status, that is code for second-class status."
Clinton further said that she backs President Barack Obama's executive actions that allow some with an illegal status to temporarily stay and work in the U.S. The president has also sought to expand a program that protects people from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
"I don't understand how anyone can look at these young people and think that we should break up more families or turn away young people with talent," she said about young people who've benefited from Obama's executive actions. "So I will fight for comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship."
Republican leaders have generally opposed Obama's executive actions on immigration, and have emphasized the need for stronger border security first before any changes to the immigration system are implemented.
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The “I’m in definite trouble” Hail Mary Pass.
I wonder what the less fortunate of her potential constituency in say, Baltimore, Ferguson, et al think about that?
What part of the term “illegal” don’t liberals (including Jeb Bush) understand? Legal immigrants I have no problem with. Citizens won’t work in the fields because farmers won’t pay a decent wage. Farmers won’t pay decent wages because then they cannot compete with crops imported from Mexico. Mexican farm fields are just loaded with men, women and children paid a pittance compared to American farmers. Why not address the real problem of Mexican farmers not paying living wages and allowing child labor? We are paying citizens comfortable wages to be unemployed because we don’t want to solve the real problem. And now Obama wants to give favored trade status to those countries without worker protection laws or competitive pay scales so our farmers will once again get screwed by unfair competition.
The MSNBC hosts and guests were celebrating this yesterday, playing the clip over and over,
Any chance that one or more of the GOP candidates will clearly and convincingly articulate why this is a bad idea?
I’d think they aren’t too happy about it, but hell, they’ve been supporting the people who favor her approach the most.
Can someone explain why a candidate would cater to the 15% and not the 70%?
Of course she wants full amnesty for illegals..she knows without those illegals she has ZERO chance in 2016..she sees those illegals like the left has always seen illegals, an easy victory
Hillary is such a dope. 70% of the American people, including legal Hispanics, are dead-set against any push to legitimize illegal aliens.
She and Jeb Bush seem to be taking orders from the same globalist masters.
Anyone who thought refusing to enforce border security wouldn't eventually result in a demand for 'full and equal citizenship' for the illegal entrants is hopelessly stupid.
Hillary....No one is even listening to you. Your own party isn’t listening to you.
Talk is cheap. Lies are cheaper.
Better question: Will any of our mentally challenged folks address illegal immigration for what it is, and express the intent to enforce the 1986 immigration bill, and cause illegals to repatriate?
Hey, let ‘em stay. They won’t get citizenship...
Can you believe some folks are still falling for this?
Sheesh! Talk about being stuck on stupid.
If they cant articulate a convincing argument why rewarding illegals with citizenship is a bad idea, then its pretty certain that they wont be enforcing anything, let alone the 1986 immigration (amnesty) bill.
Hillary is saying that amnesty and full citizenship is defending families.
Pandering in her leisure suit.
” Any chance that one or more of the GOP candidates will clearly and convincingly articulate why this is a bad idea? “
Maybe one. All the rest will hide .
She's catering to the <0.1%. Those very, very rich people who want the rest of us to be wage/cubicle slaves -- on "both" sides of the political spectrum -- who have been driving illegal immigration, H1B visas, bad trade deals and every other attack on the American worker.
The Clinton Global Crime Family is hemorrhaging donors. She's sending a message to the people with BIG MONEY.
This lady is dangerous. Let her keep yapping.
Full citizenship...meaning they will be able to vote.
That’s 10 illegals up against your single vote in AZ.
Correct
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