I am voting for Vaughn Ward in the May 25th primary election.
The opposition to Mr. Ward is waging a campaign of criticism against him. This strategy appears in socialist Saul Alinskys, Rules for Radicals. One of Alinskys tactics is to continually criticize opponents in order to destroy their credibility, instead of focusing on their positions on major issuesfor example, the attack on Vaughns wife for holding a job at Fannie Mae.
However, the positions of Vaughns opponent, immigration attorney Raul Labrador, are troubling. State Representative Labrador advocated for the Dream Act amnesty at the City Club of Boise, on July 23, 2007. The Dream Act gives in-state tuition to illegal aliens at taxpayer expense and includes a path to citizenship. On May 5, 2010, on KBOI radio, Labrador said he was against in-state tuition for illegal aliens. If Labrador is against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, why support the Dream Act?
Labrador has lamented there are too few H-1B visas issued to professional (usually high-tech) foreign nationals. There are US citizens in Idaho who have lost their jobs to H-1B visa holders. Foreign nationals work for lower wages. Apparently, undermining American workers appeals to Labrador.
Labrador supports former Sen. Larry Craigs AgJOBS amnesty. In fact, he has been on retainer as an immigration attorney for the Idaho Dairymens Association while serving as an elected official. The IDA are huge proponents of AgJOBS.
At the Republican Womens Candidates Forum on April 29th, in Nampa, Idaho; Labrador advised that statehood for Puerto Rico should be up to the people of Puerto Rico. What about the citizens of the United States??? The primary language of Puerto Rico is Spanish, not English. If Puerto Rico becomes a state the US instantly becomes an official bilingual nation. US taxpayers will be required to take on Puerto Ricos debt. Projected increase in annual welfare payments alone by the US, $3 Billion per year!
In 2007, Representative Labrador opposed SB 1157, which requires persons receiving financial aid from the State of Idaho to prove legal US residency. In 2010, Labrador opposed State Sen. Mike Jorgensons legislation which was based on Arizonas 2007 law. SB 1303 would have made E-Verify, a Department of Homeland Security Program that verifies the legality of new hires, mandatory for all Idaho employers.
Mr. Labrador touts himself as the only Candidate in this 2010 Congressional race who has written legislation opposing illegal immigration. However his bill was a sham with no mechanism for enforcement of immigration law! On the day his legislation was introduced in the House, he was CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT! Labrador was supposed to be working in the Legislature that day. Since he is paid by Idaho taxpayers, it is their right to know where he was and what he was doing. http://www.idahovotes.org/searchvotes.aspx?EntityID=22093&missed=True&startmonth=1&startyear=2008&E
Raul Labrador continues to oppose sound immigration enforcement legislation. Every patriot I know supports the State of Arizona in their battle against the illegal invasion. Vaughn Ward has voiced strong support for Arizona. Labrador affirmed on KBOI that in his opinion Arizonas actions would not solve the problem. Immigration attorney Labrador does not believe in upholding federal immigration law as the Arizona law clearly does.
Remember Y-O-U can make a difference! Vote for Vaughn Ward, Idahos native son.
If it weren’t for the fact he worked for McCain, Ward’s position statements look like Ann Coulter could have written them. Some people are so hung up on getting rid of what they see as the ‘establishment’, they end up throwing out a lot of decent people too. Ward’s entire ‘establishment’ happened to be campaigning for McCain- a lot of good people did that.