Paging all illegal immigration fighters...what is Cain’s position on this issue? Anyone know?
RE: Paging all illegal immigration fighters...what is Cain’s position on this issue? Anyone know?
SOURCE : http://bridgetdgms.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/herman-cain-could-be-obamas-worst-nightmare/
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Immigration ‘reform’: Stop pandering and get it done!
Cain said he doesn’t expect the Obama administration and Congress to pass any type of “immigration reform” before the November election.
“They just want to give the impression that they are passionate about the plight of illegals in this country so they do as little as they possibly can,” he explained. “That’s what this is about – pandering to the Hispanic vote.”
Likewise, he said Democrats are banking on the federal lawsuit against Arizona being drawn out this year.
“It is just their way of setting up to say, ‘We care about the plight of Hispanics in this country. We care about illegals in this country who might be racially profiled,’” Cain said. “They don’t give a flip about racial profiling! This is all politically motivated. So they had to sue Arizona to bring attention, and they’re going to drag it out intentionally so it gives the impression that they’re passionate about Hispanics in this country.”
However, Cain said he believes the Democrats’ plan will fail:
“I’ve had Hispanics call my radio show who are legal immigrants, and they say they’re insulted by what the administration is doing in giving the impression that it’s going to give a free pass to all those people who are here illegally. I get dozens of calls like this. Not only are they insulted, they say it’s going to backfire because most of the illegals aren’t going to be able to vote anyway. The legal Hispanics here do not like the fact that Democrats are trying to pander to Hispanics by trying to show this false compassion for this illegal immigration issue.”
For true immigration reform, Cain said, the U.S. must
1) secure the border,
2) enforce the current laws and
3) streamline the process for becoming a U.S. citizen.
“‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ is a joke, because it would mean government is capable of solving all three problems at once,” he explained. “When was the last time government solved one problem correctly? Time is up!”
He noted that Republicans tried “comprehensive immigration reform” in 2007, led by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and it failed.
“The Obama administration could not execute ‘Cash for Clunkers,’ not to mention the mishandling of the Gulf oil tragedy,” Cain said. “Add the lawsuit against Arizona and the rhetoric about ‘comprehensive immigration reform,’ and we have a political delay tactic to do nothing.”
Securing the border is not a difficult task with the technology available to the U.S., he said, but pandering and political correctness are keeping the job from getting done.
“Failure to enforce the current immigration laws is just negligence by the federal government,” Cain said. “And when Arizona wants to do something to protect itself, it gets sued. I am on Arizona’s side of this fight.”
He added, “Lastly, no one has reviewed the process for becoming a citizen since dirt! Just ask people who have done it the right way about how frustrating it is.”
Paging all illegal immigration fighters...what is Cain’s position on this issue? Anyone know?
(1) Secure the borders (including building a fence).
(2) Enforce the current laws. We don’t need new laws, just enforce what we have. Emphaisised that we have not fully funded the agencies responsible for immigration law enforcement; he would increase their funding so they could get the job done.
(3) No new or special path to citizenship. We should follow the current laws on the books and the current citizenship path.
In all honesty, anyone that is heavily involved in the Tea Party movement or a Palin supporter is going to like Herman Cain—a lot.