I liked the original, better.
Posted on 01/08/2008 7:31:11 AM PST by 3AngelaD
Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.
Mr. Huckabee, who won last week's Republican Iowa caucuses, promised Minuteman Project founder James Gilchrist that he would force a test case to the Supreme Court to challenge birthright citizenship, and would push Congress to pass a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to remove any doubt.
The former Arkansas governor thinks the case against U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean was railroaded, Mr. Gilchrist said. Ramos and Compean are serving lengthy prison sentences for shooting a fleeing drug-smuggling suspect in the buttocks....
Mr. Huckabee has defended his policies on illegal aliens while he was Arkansas governor. He pressed for illegal aliens to gain college tuition benefits, complained about federal immigration raids in his state and declined to have state police enforce immigration laws, although the state legislature gave him the authority to do so....
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At least he is turning in the right direction. However, his previous actions make me suspicious.
Just a couple weeks ago he was saying in a debate that you can’t punish the children for the crimes of the parents.
Of all the flip floppers, the Huck is the flip floppiest.
So, in six weeks he has gone from granting college scholorships and preferential admissions to children of illegal aliens to punishing babies the very first day they are born. Is this guy that stupid, or does he just think we’re that stupid?
Once again folks, Huckleberry proves he nothing but a populist!
The Arkansan Pander Bear thinks we are stupid.
He thinks we are THAT STUPID.
Which is the same thing I can say about Romney.
He thinks we’re that stupid. Judging by the statements of some of his supporters, he’s right.
“Is this guy that stupid, or does he just think we’re that stupid?”
Oh jeez. Do I have to choose?
Can I pick both?
The problem is all these politicians know how the people feel about this issue now. We have to decide if they really learned their lesson or are they just giving it lip service. Not an easy task.
Wow. Cool position. End ‘anchor baby’ status. Any quotes from the actual candidate, Gov. Huckabee, as to what he advocates on this issue?
that would be nice.....but getting an amendment thru to thwart the 14th now with so many fresh immigrants here voting along with liberals who love more and more immigrants (especially non white ones) who they suspect will vote left at least at first
all makes this highly unlikely
I think Huckabee gets it now. He’s taking a straight populist line and will keep on doing it. Good for him.
>Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.
Sad that this proposal is considered novel?
Yes. Just answer "yes".
The problem of anchor babies can be solved by mere legislation, since the 14th Amendment in its last clause gives Congress power to carry out the Amendment by passing "appropriate legislation."
Congressman Billybob
Ron Paul states this position.....then Fred adopts it and then Huckabee follows. Don’t the latter two have any original ideas?
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