UPDATE: A Walker spokeswoman responds with the following comment: This is an unfortunate situation that happened because a news organization was too quick to judge on Governor Walkers history on immigration. The truth is, like many cases in government, there was a process over a long period of time and the end result was much different than where the Milwaukee Board of Supervisors began. After a year long process on amnesty that included hearings and a staff memo that outlined the negatives such as incentivizing breaking the law, a substitute resolution was offered that eliminated every single reference to amnesty as well as the support for the 1986 law. This was done by the very same author of the original resolution and that final product was signed by then- County Executive Walker who has not and does not support amnesty. Governor Walker believes our countrys immigration system is broken, it must be fixed, and we must secure our borders. The governor doesnt believe in granting amnesty we must enforce the laws on the books and reform the process for those who want to come to the United States legally. Heres the resolution in its entirety:
Yes. Thanks for posting. The substitue resolution is included at the end of the document. That is where you can find statements such as:
Whereas the stability of many sectors of our society is dependent on the labor of working immigrants, including those who have no legal status, and the lack of status of these undocumented workers makes them fearful of retaliation, so that many of them endure long hours and low pay, poor working conditions, sexual harassment, discrimination, and
Whereas undocumented working immigrants in Milwaukee and throughout these United States make substantial contributions to our economic, civil, and cultural life but unjustly remain vulnerable to exploitation, now, therefore
The substitute really sounds like someone who is tough on immigration doesn’t it?
I think Walker is opposed to amnesty just like McCain and Graham.
You’re dealing with the morons of conservatism. They live in a bubble where they get nothing because they win nothing. Each Pyrrhic victory magnifies their smugness.