Posted on 09/08/2015 6:30:32 PM PDT by Steelfish
Ben Carson Calls For Guest-Worker Status For Immigrants By JANIE HAR
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson jabbed Tuesday at front-runner Donald Trump's proposal to deport everyone who is in the country illegally, calling the plan impractical.
"People who say that have no idea what that would entail" legally and otherwise, Carson said, adding: "Where you going to send them?"
The retired neurosurgeon spoke before The Commonwealth Club of California on Tuesday in a 75-minute event in which he took questions from the audience on topics ranging from abortion to immigration, taxation to race relations.
Carson's longshot candidacy is buoyed by humor and a self-deprecating demeanor that some would-be voters say they find refreshing. Trump, the brash front-runner in the GOP nomination fight, has made immigration a centerpiece of his candidacy. Trump says he would deport those living in the country illegally estimated at 11 million people.
Carson said he would secure the border, but also grant guest-worker status to people who are in the country without documentation. That way, they can pay taxes and come out from the shadows, he said.
Mass deportation, he said, would be expensive and impractical, and crippling to the hotel and agriculture industries.
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WARNING: The Surgeon General Has Determined You Might Kill Yourself Or Another If You"re Not Careful .... You'LL Shoot Your Eye Out Ralphie
As many have said , not ready for prime time by any stretch ...Bye bye Ben .
Any candidate for public office, including Cruz and Carson who do not understand the devastation the illegal immigrants present currently do to the jobless citizens is not fit for office.
How can such a lovely man be so clueless?
Kind of like Walker having 3 opinions on anchor babies in a week.
guest worker visas would go to people that are in line.
illegals wouldn’t be in line... so they wouldn’t get picked
Well, Doc, the medical profession is never going to treat and cure everyone, either. It's just impractical. Maybe all the other doctors should also retire.
And law enforcement will never catch all the criminals, and the court system will never convict all the guilty, etc.
Just stop it all and save a lot of effort and money.
Dr. Carson is sounding more like Jebbie every day. I think a lot of folks aren't paying very close attention.
So let's also reward companies that knowingly break the laws rather than pay higher wages and pass those costs on to consumers.
Is there such a thing as Guest Welfare status?
It goes WAY beyond agricultural and hotel workers.
Well, bye.
Well, cross him off my list of contenders.
Tell me Dr. Carson, what do you do when you find a cancer in the patients body, do you welcome and nourish it, or do you excise it?
Politicians. You can’t believe ‘em. Logical voters can only rely on their governing or legislative records.
You don’t have to round them up. Just severely punish anyone who employs them and they will, largely, self deport.
C’mon, if Carson wasn’t black, we wouldn’t even know his name.
No one does affirmative action like Republicans do for black candidates. Herman freakin’ Cain was the front-runner for a while for crying out loud.
And another one bites the dust ...
Don’t forget the former RNC chair, whatshisname.
We do *not* have to deport illegals in order to minimize their impact either on culture or economy. There are certain privileges they should not enjoy until such time as they’ve earned them. That includes voting, the reception of public benefits, and place in the queue *behind* those who have already applied for full, legal citizenship. Their allegiance to our founding principles must also be proven.
“Yep ... surgeon general”
Carson has BEAN-gone since he said”
“we might need to restrict
semi-automatic weapons in high crime areas.”
I wouldn’t trust him as a dog catcher without an
understanding of The Bill of Rights.
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