So, how many of you pro-Gingrich folks are going to turn against him, now that he called a hardline illegal immigrant stance "inhumane".
And remember, Gingrich said this on a spanish-language show. Not that he is going to be pandering to special-interest groups or anything, no that won't happen.
Like it or not, most people don’t support hardline stance on illegal immigration.
Sealing the border? Yes.
Deporting most illegal immigrants, especially dangerous ones? Yes.
Tracking down and deporting every single one? No.
Look. Like it or not, Newt said “millions will go, millions will stay”. And he’s right.
He is for an enforcement first multi step plan. Not some “Comprehensive” stew where most of the best ingredients are forgotten about.
hardline illegal immigrant stance “inhumane”
And it’s hard to characterize Romney’s stance as “hardline”. He just suggests he would enforce the laws and who even knows if he’d do that once he’s in office?
Newt and those working for him really have cut the legs out from Republican positions. There is plenty to criticize Romney about but his business success (which I happen to admire and think should be a great asset from a Republican perspective) and his rather reasonable stance on immigration shouldn’t be included in such criticism.
“So, how many of you pro-Gingrich folks are going to turn against him, now that he called a hardline illegal immigrant stance “inhumane”.”
Not me. There is no other candidate to turn towards.
Romney's "anti-immigrant" comes from his hypocrisy. While he vetoed a specific in-state tuition bill, as governor he counter-proposed free college for students scoring a certain level on the high school exit exam without regard for legal status. His Rat legislature got him out of that one claiming it would advantage too may wealthy students. He employed illegals at his own home and even when caught allowed his gardener to keep the same illegals for another year until he was running for POTUS.
As an amoral vulture capitalist, he likes illegals more than real immigrants or real Americans.
The anti-Newt knotheads ignore his proposals which start with border control by a date certain and include the specific sorts of enforcement measures that AZ and others have passed.
Everyone of those critics with questionable motives focuses on the very last idea which won't even be considered before all the other steps are taken to completion and that's creating a review process for those who haven't left on their own, have registered as required, haven't been deported, have a long history and deep community ties.
Romney's trying to pander to activists like some born-again bigot. For the GOP's sake, and all our sakes, I hope he does not succeed. His tactics failed in CA in the mid-90s and turned that state permanently blue with the rise of Hispanic voters.