Here's Blackwell's immigration policy:
Did you support the comprehensive immigration reform proposed during the Bush administration?
Blackwell: No. I basically believe that it was still not strong enough in first protecting our borders. But more importantly than just protecting our borders, we have to have an approach to this problem that reestablishes the rule of law. If we have been anything as a country in our 232 years in existence, it is that we have been a country that respects the rule of law. So the guidepost for any approach to our immigration challenges, illegal immigration challenges, has to be the reestablishment of the rule of law. While I think we had a positive impact on the shaping of the final document, the job was not complete and it was not satisfactory.
What is your solution for the 12 million people who are here illegally?
Blackwell: First, I think what we have to do first is stop the bleeding, meaning protect our borders. We then must have a reasonable--within the construct of our budgetary limits--have a program that basically says we will go after illegal immigrants, particularly those we suspect are engaged in criminal activity and we will prosecute and deport them. We then will have a system that puts folks who have come here illegally but haven’t engaged in criminal activity at the back of the line. So, the message we must continue to send is that we will strengthen, at every turn, the rule of law.
Go here to read about all of Ken's policies: http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=41426
Thanks for confirming my assertion. Notice that the Blackwell position is essentially the same as the "Amnesty King," McCain. McCain wanted to deport immediately the two million or so illegal criminal aliens and then he would allow the rest to stay if the payed a fine, learned English, and then "got to the back of the line" for citizenship. The use of language is key. Just as the pro-amnesty types refer to illegal aliens as "undocumented workers," they also use getting to the back of the line, paying fines, and learning Engish as not being an amnesty.
If you allow the illegals to stay and work here and bring in their families, this is an amnesty. You are rewarding law breakers. They are breaking our laws just by being here, and then they commit other crimes like ID theft, working illegally, non-payment of taxes, etc.
As I said, Blackwell is pro-amnesty. The only real position for a conservative is attrition thru enforcement. It works.