CNN Transcripts: Duncan Hunter on McCain-Kennedy 2006

CNN ^ | May 26, 2006 | John King/Duncan Hunter

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KING: Joining us now is Congressman Duncan Hunter. He's the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, also the man who represents California's 52nd Congressional District in San Diego, ground zero, if you will, in the immigration debate in this country right now.

Congressman, as you well know, the Senate has passed its immigration bill. It includes a guest worker program that would allow illegal immigrants to get on a path to citizenship in this country. Everyone is now calling -- in the Republican Party -- calling on the House to see if it can compromise with the president.

Can you accept an immigration bill that has a guest worker program that gives citizenship ultimately to those who enter this country illegally?

REP. DUNCAN HUNTER (R), CALIFORNIA: Well, I don't think it's a matter of us accepting provisions like that. I think it's a matter of whether or not the Border Patrol can accept a provision like that, because the border right now is wide open. Except for the fence that we built in San Diego, you have a non-enforceable border across that 2,000 miles between here and Brownsville, Texas.

And that means that any perceived benefits of the -- what is called an amnesty in disguise, or the five-year amnesty or the two- year amnesty that comes out of the Senate, if that is advertised to the world, you will have another wave of 10 million or 12 million people coming across that border illegally who think they're going to come across and catch the third amnesty.

[pissant]

The man is GOOD.

Continued....

Hunter: The 10 or 12 million people who are here illegally right now came across after 1986, when we gave amnesty to three million and then we wrote in the fine print: rest of the world, don't enter the United States illegally. And we didn't even slow them down in packing their suitcases.

So they were -- they figured they'd come across and catch the second amnesty. And if the Senate gets its way, they will. So you have to have an enforceable border before you can have any policy change.

KING: Among the critics, sir, of the House legislation is the former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who said this, this past week, "Competing legislation from the House of Representatives has strong racist overtones."

What do you think of that?

HUNTER: Well, I think that's absolutely wrong. In fact, the people who are coming across right now this summer -- this is the start of the hot season in the Southwest. Without a fence across that border, especially across the Arizona border, by a historic record, about 400 of the people who come in this year will die of thirst in the desert. That's because the smugglers will take these people in Mexico, they'll tell them that the road is only about a mile or two to the north of the border -- in some cases it's 20 miles -- and we will have about 400 people who die of sun stroke or dehydration out there in the desert.

I don't think that's what a nice guy like Jimmy Carter should want. Now, if you had 400 high school students a year who were drowning in a canal, you would immediately fence the canal.

So you have -- if we put this border fence in -- and on the House side we have a humanitarian provision. We said you're supposed to get this fence in before the next hot season, before the sun gets to be 115 degrees out there in the Arizona desert. So Jimmy Carter is a nice guy, hasn't looked at this one too close, and is fairly naive on this, as he's been on a lot of things.

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DH slams Jimmuh Carter PING

[LFOD777]

Duncan Hunter on the Senate Immigration Bill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf_TCdzryD8

Duncan Hunter on the Border Fence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNGCZ2LoYhU

SC Debate: Hunter on Illegal Immigration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Jmmxg90IA

[MHGinTN]

We the people need this man to represent US as our peresidential leader. Sadly, we do not realize or need. He is what leadership is made of.

[pissant]

“I am against amnesty, And I’m for enforcement,” Hunter declared.

April 4, 2006.

[pissant]

He trid mightily to sh*tcan the 1986 bill too. Too many Republicans folded.

[MHGinTN]

Enforcement was included in the earlier bill but Kennedy et al struck it before implimentation because then as now they controlled the House and Senate. Kennedy is happy for a reason ... this represents in his mind the death of the republican party.

[F15Eagle]

bump

[gov_bean_ counter]

Moderate Pubbies and Dems are reading this all wrong. I was talking to my wife’s Uncle today. Died in the wool Liberal. Sees this bill as amnesty and doesn’t like it. Not happy at all with his party.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Amnesty-related ping.

Hunter on McCain-Kennedy from 2006. Complete with some chastising of Jimmy Carter.

[pissant]

This new turd is Kennedy’s 3rd time at writing a blanket amnesty bill with toothless enforcement. Hang the fat fraud.

[gov_bean_ counter]

If there was any body in the Republican Party with a real strategic mind they could make hay out of this in two ways.

1. Toss out a lot of RINOs and

2. Turn enough African-American voters to make the difference in many closely contested House races.

[pissant]

Especially in the SW.

Rich limosine libs (like politicians) in their gated communities like those nice little brown men mowing their lawns.

[MHGinTN]

I’m noticing your tagline ... I’m a Galloway ashamed of the scum named George Galloway. There appear to be several like him in the democrat House but the mainstream media will certainly not reveal them ... Jefferson, William the black pariah, to name but one.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“This new turd is Kennedy’s 3rd time at writing a blanket amnesty bill with toothless enforcement. Hang the fat fraud.”

B T T T

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Don’t forget the lettuce pickers....

[pissant]

I like Hunter’s humanitarian streak: Build the fence before the hot season gets here. ROFLMAO!!!

[pissant]

The farmers would be happy with a expanded worker program w/o the amnesty. Most farmers are patriots.

[Just A Nobody]

I don't think that's what a nice guy like Jimmy Carter should want.
So Jimmy Carter is a nice guy,

Why on earth can't anyone simply say the azzhat's name without prefacing it with "nice guy" or some such nonsense?

The scum is a full blown communist, terrorist sympathizing, inept one term worst president in the history of the USA who bears more responsibility for emboldening the terrorists than any other "human being" on earth.

He is anything but a nice guy!

[pissant]

He was being fecitious and condescending to jimmuh.

[Just A Nobody]

“The [immigration] bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs.” —Ted Kennedy, 1965

“This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.” —Ted Kennedy, 1986

“Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system.” —Ted Kennedy, 2007

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Yup. A**hole.

[Just A Nobody]

Oh thank God! At least he wasn’t taking the high road. ;*)

[Just A Nobody]

'65 - '86 - '07

Every 21 years like clockwork! This will undoubtedly be the last amnesty.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Here's the other part of the quote you cited:

" So Jimmy Carter is a nice guy, hasn't looked at this one too close, and is fairly naive on this, as he's been on a lot of things."

He also said Carter was absolutely wrong at calling anti-illegal immigration legislation as being "racist".

[Just A Nobody]

I know...I read it all. This is also an old interview. It still irks me when our guys fall all over themselves giving credibility to scum. Then again, I’m a little touchy these days. ;*)

[Rick_Michael]

It won’t be America after that.

[Just A Nobody]

Exactly what I meant by my comment. ;*(

[Cobra64]

This new turd is Kennedy’s 3rd time at writing a blanket amnesty bill with toothless enforcement. Hang the fat fraud.

You'd need some really strong rope.

[Baladas]

KING: Among the critics, sir, of the House legislation is the former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who said this, this past week, “Competing legislation from the House of Representatives has strong racist overtones.”

TOO MANY JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!!!!!!

[Uncle Chip]

Duncan Hunter needs to drop his China criticism [even though it is true] because it is getting him nowhere fast. He needs to put illegal immigration front and center -— especially with this Amnesty Bill on the table. He needs to focus like a laser beam on this and only this if he is ever going to be the Republican nomination. Every question should be directed back to this issue —— and this issue only.

[bushfamfan]

Duncan Hunter is greatness.

[Just A Nobody]

Duncan Hunter needs to drop his China criticism [even though it is true] because it is getting him nowhere fast.

Really? Ya think? Why? That way he could be referred to as a one trick pony much like some refer to Tancredo.

Open your eyes to China!

[pissant]

Hunter put those words in for effect, not compliments. ie: What’s a nice guy like carter doing letting 400 mezicans cook to death in the desert

[pissant]

Airplane cable.

[pissant]

Oh no. China is going to be in the headlines a TON twixt now and 2008. Keep the focus on them as CHEATERs.

Lots of folks lost poor fifi from CHina’s malfeasance. People in S. America are finding chinese poison in their toothpaste. Even the Bush admin is going after their currency. And the rustbelt don’tlike hearing how many manufacturing jobs are being shipped to China. In addition, we just arrested some MORE freaking spys recently.

[rob21]

“Duncan Hunter needs to drop his China criticism [even though it is true] because it is getting him nowhere fast.”

People are pissed at China right now after the whole food poisoning thing. The things Hunter has been saying about China are the things that people want to hear right now, but the msm won’t let them. The msm would rather focus on the three RINOs.

[AuntB]

Now, if you had 400 high school students a year who were drowning in a canal, you would immediately fence the canal.

I remember that line, but had forgotten who said it!!!

Go Hunter!