Romney is a little too late to save Immigration issue

A story is running in the Associated Press that Mitt Romney has now fired his landscaping company after Rudy called him out during the YouTube Debate. It would appear to be a little to late in order to save his perception in the immigration debate.

Republican Mitt Romney, ridiculed by rival Rudy Giuliani for employing illegal
immigrants at his "sanctuary mansion," said Tuesday he had fired the landscaper
for his suburban Boston home after learning for a second time about undocumented
workers laboring on the property.
In a statement issued after he concluded
his campaign appearances for the day, Romney said: "After this same issue arose
last year, I gave the company a second chance with very specific conditions.
They were instructed to make sure people working for the company were of legal
status.
"We personally met with the company in order to inform them about
the importance of this matter," he said. "The owner of the company guaranteed
us, in very certain terms, that the company would be in total compliance with
the law going forward."

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Huckabee a "Disaster" on Immigration

The Washington Times is running a piece about how Immigration groups feel about Mike Huckabee,

"He was an absolute disaster on immigration as governor," said Roy Beck,
president of NumbersUSA, a group that played a major role in rallying the phone
calls that helped defeat this year's Senate immigration bill. "Every time there
was any enforcement in his state, he took the side of the illegal
aliens."

Finally someone has stood up and called Huckabee on this point. While most Republican Candidates have taken strong views on Immigration Governor Huckabee has treated the issue with mostly fluff. He actually ran an ad in Iowa that said that his Immigration plan was "Chuck Norris." Governor Huckabee has risen in the polls while his record has remained rather unscruitinized. Huckabee was horrible on the issues of Immigration, Taxes, and Ethics while Governor of Arkansas. His administration defended Illegal Immigrants while trying to get them a tuition discount for college educations. The result of his time in office was a net increase in taxes. He also has many ethic complaints filed against him during the time he was Governor.

Mike Huckabee's record is not what he would want you to believe. It is easy to get glossed over when he is fed softball questions in the CNN debate that focused on the Bible and related issues. It is not difficult to give funny one-liners in thirty second debate responses it is much more difficult to lead. When you look at how Former Governor Mike Huckabee leads you realize he lacks the conservative principles that a Republican Nominee should have.

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Mike Huckabee is not Serious about Immigration

Mike Huckabee has a campaign ad running in Iowa with Chuck Norris in it. The ad just proves how amateur Mike Huckabee is and that he does not have a serious position on immigration. Mike Huckabee's Immigration plan: "Chuck Norris." This is the type of ad you would expect from a kid running for class president not President of the United States. It is time for Mike to step aside and let serious candidates talk about real issues.

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Fred Thompson responds to Sanctuary City in Iowa and has mailer out in Iowa

MSNBC's First Read is detailing Fred Thompson's first Mailer and how he is responding to Iowa's Santuary City in De Moines.

The mailer contains the following text

"What if…" there was a candidate who had a 100 percent pro-life voting record, a
consistent plan to secure the borders and a history of fighting to keep
government spending under control, "Would it make you believe again?"

Beneath that question, at the center of the red, white and blue page,
big letters read: "Don't settle, don't compromise, don't lose faith. You can
believe in Fred Thompson!"

When asked about the idea of a Sanctuary City in De Moines Thompson responded with taking a shot at two of the other cantidates Rudy and Huckabee.

"I don't believe, at the end of the day, Des Moines wants to follow the pattern
of New York City or Little Rock, Arkansas. I think that they will reject
becoming a sanctuary city or anything close to that," Thompson said

Fred Thompson has remained committed to his beliefs throughout this campaign it looks like he is shifting into high gear now. He is the only consistent conservative in this race and as people get closer to actually voting they should start to rally around someone they can actually trust not someone who will say anything to get elected or attempt to buy the election with his own money.

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Fred Thompson releases ad on Immigration

Fred Thompson has released the ad found below on the issue of immigration. He take a common sense approach to the issue. Fred Thompson has said in his complete immigration plan as well as in the ad that amnesty is not the answer. He also believes that we should enforce the laws already on the books that will help send many of the illegals that are here now back to their homeland. This is a serious issue and it appears that Fred Thompson has serious solutions.

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Once Again San Francisco does not get it. Want to give IDs to all residents legal or not

According to the San Franciso Chronicle,

"The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to issue municipal identification cards to city residents - regardless of whether they are in the country legally - and to double the amount of public money available to candidates running for supervisor.

Supervisor Tom Ammiano, who authored the ID card legislation, said the program is a smart public safety measure because it would make residents living on the social margins of San Francisco more likely to seek the help of police and could give them more access to banking services.

"People are afraid to report crimes," Ammiano said, referring to illegal immigrants who avoid local law enforcement authorities over fear of being arrested or deported by federal immigration officials.

The legislation would require companies holding city contracts to accept the municipal card as a legitimate form of identification - except in cases where other state and federal laws require other forms of proof of age, name and residence."

This just shows how out of touch the City of San Francisco is with the mainstream. Gov. Spitzer was forced to back away from his Id proposal after public pressure crushed his poll numbers. On the San Francisco Chronicle site the poll that asked what readers thought indicated that 85% of the readers were against the proposal. Once Again, It is time for these politicians to understand that the American People do not want Illegal Immigrants to get a free pass. It is time for the governents of this country to recongnize what a majority of Americans already do, that if you want to come to this country to it legally or you are not welcome to get the benefits of those that do.

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The people of New York have spoke loud and clear to Spitzer on Immigration

Governor Spitzer has now pulled his plan to give Illegal Aliens drivers licenses. The plant got a lot of attention not only in New York, but was even raised as an issue in the Presidential Debate two weeks ago, tripping up Hillary Clinton. Now it seems that the people of New York have spoken on the issue. They have sent Governor Spitzer's poll numbers crashing down. It is time that politicians take notice that the American People do not want Illegal Immigrants to get a free pass and receive all the benefits that legal citizens of the United States receive.

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Fred Thompson wants to stop giving companies a free pass on Illegal Immigration

Sen. Fred Thompson released the following statement endorsing H.R. 3554 by Congressman Steve King (R - IA) today and calling for better enforcement of America's laws against hiring those who cannot work in the country legally:



"It's time for America to start enforcing our immigration laws and stop giving businesses that hire illegal workers a free pass. A key principle of my immigration reform proposal is attrition through enforcement. I am supporting a bill by Congressman Steve King, which would deny a tax deduction to employers for the wages they pay to illegal immigrants because it provides a disincentive to employers who hire undocumented workers. Businesses in America that do not play by the rules should not be rewarded under our tax system."



H.R. 3554 would prohibit an employer from taking a deduction for wages paid to illegal aliens while providing safe harbor for employers participating in the electronic verification program.



"I am happy that Fred Thompson has endorsed my bill and it's because he understands that IRS enforcement can be as important as the DHS in enforcing immigration law," said Congressman King.



Sen. Thompson recently released a comprehensive border security and immigration enforcement proposal that would make America safer by increasing security at our nation's borders, enforcing our country's existing laws to reduce the incentive for illegal immigration and streamlining the legal immigration process.



Thompson's two-pronged plan, which can be found in its entirety at www.fred08.com , is based on two principles: 1) Securing the Border and Enforcing the Law, and 2) Improving the Legal Immigration Process.



Highlights of the proposal include:

No Amnesty : Amnesty undermines U.S. law and policy, rewards bad behavior, and is unfair to the millions of immigrants who follow the law and are awaiting legal entry into the United States.
Enforce Existing Federal Laws : Enforce the laws Congress has already enacted to prevent illegal aliens from unlawfully benefiting from their presence in the country including:

A.End Sanctuary Cities by cutting off discretionary federal grant funds as appropriate to any community that, by law ordinance, executive order, or other formal policy directs its public officials not to comply with the provisions of 8 USC 1373 and 8 USC 1644, which prohibit any state or local government from restricting in any way communications with the Department of Homeland Security "regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States."

B.Deny discretionary Federal education grants as appropriate to public universities that violate federal law by offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens without also offering identical benefits to United States citizens, regardless of whether or not they live in the state, as required by 8 USC 1623.

C. Deny discretionary Federal grants as appropriate to states and local governments that violate federal law by offering public benefits to illegal aliens, as prohibited by 8 USC 1621(a).


Increased Border Security : Doubling Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents handling interior enforcement, increasing the Border Patrol to at least 25,000 agents, and increasing detention space to incarcerate illegal aliens we arrest rather than letting them go with a promise to show up later for legal proceedings against them.

Attrition through Enforcement : Reduce the number of illegal aliens through increased enforcement against unauthorized alien workers and their employers. Without illegal employment opportunities available, fewer illegal aliens will attempt to enter the country, and many of those illegally in the country now likely will return home. This course of action offers a reasonable alternative to the false choices currently proposed to deal with the 12 million or more aliens already in the U.S. illegally: either arrest and deport them all, or give them all amnesty.

Maximize Legal Immigration Program Efficiency : Reduce the backlogs and streamline the process for immigrants and employers who seek to follow the law. Also, simplify and expedite the application processes for temporary visas. Caps for any category of temporary work visa would be increased as appropriate, if it could be demonstrated that there are no Americans capable and willing to do the jobs.

Modernize Immigration Law/Policy : Change the nature of our legal immigration system to welcome immigrants who can be economic contributors to our country and are willing to learn the English language and reduce the scope of chain migration by giving family preference in the allocation of lawful permanent resident status only to spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, and no one else (no siblings, no pa rents, no adult children, etc.).

English as Official Language : Make English the official language of the U.S. to promote assimilation and legal immigrants' success, and require English proficiency in order for any foreign person to be granted lawful permanent resident status.

Preference for American Military Service : Place those foreign persons who are lawfully present in the country and who serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States on a faster, surer track to U.S. citizenship.

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Poll shows large Majority against Pro-Illegal Issues

Whether Illegal Immigrants should be able to get drivers licenses has been a big topic since last weeks Presidential Debate. The Washington Times has a new poll out that shows that 77% feel they should not have that right. The only democrat who agrees with this massive majority is Chris Dodd. Even 62% of the people polled disagreed with the California version of the Dream Act that is before Congress that most the democratic cantidates support. It is time we tell these Democratic Cantidates to take immigration seriously and stop pandering for votes while sticking us with the price tag of all the Illegals.

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