Posted on 04/20/2015 8:44:29 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, pledged to protect American workers from the economic effects, not only of illegal immigration but also of a massive increase in legal immigration.
During an interview with Glenn Beck, Walker became the first declared or potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate to stake out a position on immigration fully in line with that of Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest chairman Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). He also noted that he has been working with Chairman Sessions on the issue to learn more about it.
Walker is now the only potential or declared GOP presidential candidate to discuss the negative effects of a massive increase in legal immigration on American workers:
In terms of legal immigration, how we need to approach that going forward is sayingthe next president and the next congress need to make decisions about a legal immigration system thats based on, first and foremost, on protecting American workers and American wages, because the more Ive talked to folks, Ive talked to Senator Sessions and others out therebut it is a fundamentally lost issue by many in elected positions todayis what is this doing for American workers looking for jobs, what is this doing to wages, and we need to have that be at the forefront of our discussion going forward.
Walker discussed how in the past he did support amnesty, but says he doesnt anymore, because he has learned more about the issue. That shows him to be one of the most open-minded GOP candidates on such matters.
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Scott Walker, a likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, pledged to protect American workers from the economic effects, not only of illegal immigration but also of a massive increase in legal immigration.
This is what I want to hear.
I’m a Cruz guy but I like Walker too. I hope these two guys wind up as partners over the next eight years.
My ideal candidate figured out years ago that excessive immigration - legal or illegal - is a big problem. But since that candidate doesn't appear to be running, I have to say Walker's better-late-than-never epiphany currently puts him ahead of Cruz in my book.
Yeah, he has such a stellar record he had a honorary day in WI. That particular day was a state official commemorative day honoring all the work ILLEGAL ALIENS did for businesses in the state.
So far, that is the only record he has concerning illegal immigration unless you consider what has come out of his mouth lately. He is after all, a politician.
Erik, I was flat out lied to last night. I was assured Walker hand changed his tune on immigration. I was assured he was going to make them all go home. I said it seemed to me it took him 15 years to come to the right decision of that was correct. And then we find out it wasn’t correct.
So you tell me who is to be trusted. Here:
LISTEN! This from March 1st, 2015
10:20 in this video
Scott is asked if illegal pay a fine, if they can stay.
Listen to his garbled answer yourself. He says he believes a way can be found to do that.
I have been highly suspicious of the claim he changed his mind. Im glad I was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymMeeRV1RU
That would be a beautiful sight!
When faced with real situations (not hypotheticals) Walker always implemented conservatism! He removed in-state tuition for illegals. He barred sanctuary cities.
So, as a governor of a Midwest state, that does not have a massive illegal problem or border, he always did the right thing when the issue came to the fore.
Walker was not going to fall into the trap set in that interview to say illegals cannot stay. Then, he would be tarred as supporting mass deportations....something no candidate supports.
Even Cruz supports work permits for illegals and sending them to the back of the line for citizenship.
His comments were that he was open to the idea of working something out with a fine. But he also made clear that they do not get citizenship...just like Cruz. Something you conveniently omitted.
I totally trust him on this issue as much as I trust Cruz on this issue.....except Cruz has no real record on immigration as he has not had to do anything except make speeches and offer amendments.
Walker did things.
He has a vision for conservatism and knows how to lay it out. He also knows how to deal with the media better than any candidate since Reagan.
I think you may be short changing him a bit.
You've been caught lying before, you should have no credibility here.
By all means LakeShark, please link me to where I lied to you.
I encourage forum participants to watch your response.
Here’s where you said something to another poster saying you trusted neither Cruz nor Walker: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3281385/posts?page=11#11
Walker is for letting illegal immigrants stay, and being untruthful about that.
Cruz wants more H-1B visa entries into the nation.
I don’t like either of those stances, and it does cause me to mistrust them.
You mischaracterized this as me lying.
You knew better.
I like Cruz as well, but can't stop myself from poking his supporters once in a while....especially those who attack Walker.
We have two great candidates in Cruz and Walker. Both are fine.
I didn’t retract anything I said. How is that walking back my comment?
Once again you prove you’re not up to the task of making a charge against me and making it stick.
Here are two instances you linked me to, when I asked you to link me to where I have lied.
There isn’t an untruth from me in either post, and I was consistent in both.
If you don’t know these aren’t lies, you’re incompetant. If you did know these aren’t lies, then you’re the liar.
Hopefully, these candidates have tucked into their strategy portfolio, the fact that immigration reform is all about how to keep 12 million of these squatters from gaming the elections with a democrat-socialist electorate. That is the bottom line. There will be a showdown soon to game the system and the Obama Regime is hell bent on doing it. Our bench had better be ready to play on the final stretch.
Actually what you said is you didn't trust either of them, I even linked to that quote. I also asked you about what you meant, and instead of explaining you tried to avoid dealing with what you had said. You come on to these Walker threads, insult people who like him and try to browbeat them into believing Walker is a cheap whore of a liar, when you lie, and you have lied often enough that you should be ashamed of yourself. I'm a Cruz guy my self, but watching you pull this lying crap is disgusting. I've seen it before, and there is no doubt I'll see you do it again.
It was noticeable, and your proceeded prevarication and attempts to walk it back were clear.
You tried to lie your way out of it, but I've seen this before over and over with you.
You pretend to be the smartest person on FR, you exaggerate what you know, try to browbeat people like a little brownshirt, and you outright lie to people.
I'm used to it, I call you on it, and you hate that I do so, and the cycle repeats. It's who you've become, I just point it out.
Bwahaha.....the serial liar is calling a candidate a liar. You, of all posters have no credibility.
The irony is overwhelming. .....
Scott has a problem.
He states his immigration policy has changed. Sadly, it hasn’t.
What do you do if you want to protect the jobs of U. S. Citizens?
Dont you send back the people who are here illegally holding down jobs?
In 2006/07 Scott supported the McCain Kennedy Comprehensive Immigration reform bill. He confirm this in the linked video at the bottom of this post. McCain/Kennedy supported illegals paying a fine and staying in the U. S.
In 2013, Scott supported illegals aliens paying a fine and staying in the United States. Video of him saying so is in the video.
On 2015, March 1st, Scott was asked if he thought illegals who paid a fine should be able to stay in the U. S. He responded with, I believe a way can be found to do that.
Scott’s policy has remained consistent from the 2006/07 time frame until at least March 1st, 2015. It hasn’t changed.
Scott’s claim in the video linked at the bottom of this post that he didn’t believe in amnesty, and that his policy had changed is not true. Once an illegal is registered, they are legal U. S. residents. They don’t have to fear extradition.
Immigration is discussed starting at 9:20 and the ...a way can be found... is located at 10:20
At 3:10 Scott discusses whether Obama loves the United States or not. In this discussion he agrees that anyone who seeks public office has to love this country, so Obama must love this county.
Do we have any Conservatives at all here who think Obama loves this country?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymMeeRV1RU
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