[dano1]

"Huckabee is a big illegal alien supporter. That is a big downside."

IMHO, Huckabee's position on illegal immigration seems to me to be more or less the same as all of the other leading Republican candidates, at least based on what I've read on their websites, (Tancredo and Hunter excepted, of course, since they are out front on this issue). The other candidates all say they want to enforce the border and oppose amnesty, but don't discuss the bigger issue of what they would do regarding the 12 to 20 million people already living in the U.S. illegally.

[freespirited]

IMHO, Huckabee's position on illegal immigration seems to me to be more or less the same as all of the other leading Republican candidates, at least based on what I've read on their websites

Then the website has rewritten history. Some background for you:

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http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/12/6/110901.shtml

Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday the nation is being given a chance to make up for past racism by the way it handles the influx of Hispanics.

Huckabee, a Republican who is considering a run for president in 2008, said Arkansas has made progress on racial justice and has a fresh opportunity to do the right thing in the way it welcomes the growing Hispanic population.

"One of the great challenges facing us is that we do not commit the same mistakes with our growing Hispanic population that we did with African Americans 150 years ago and beyond. We're still paying the price for the pathetic manner in which this country handled that," Huckabee said at a meeting of the Political Animals Club in Little Rock. The club meets monthly to hear from political figures and experts.

"I think frankly the Lord is giving us a second chance to do better than we did before," Huckabee said.

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See also:

Huckabee on Illegals-1

Huckabee on Illegals-2

[Travis McGee]

Bookmark the above link. Hucklebee is way out in front of the other canditates on being pro-amnesty. Two years ago, at the height of the border debate, he was busy sucking up to major illegal alien employer Tyson Foods and the radical "raza" group LULAC.

"Pretty soon, Southern white guys like me may be in the minority," Huckabee said jokingly as the crowd roared in laughter.

He might think "southern white guys" being over run by immivaders is a big joke, but millions of us DON'T. It's an existential question for us, not just a matter of sucking up to Quisling corporations for campaign funds.

U.S. Constitution, Article 4 Section 4:

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,

and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"

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Invasion: \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.] [1913 Webster]

1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

QUISLING: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.

[Molly K.]

Hello, dano1 - I appreciate your efforts to promote discussion. This exchange of information is part of what makes this forum so helpful. I checked out Huckabee’s website, and I agree with you that his STATED position on illegal immigration sounds similar to the other candidates. However.....I also checked other sites, such as this news article from 2005:

Huckabee said the bill, seeking to forbid public assistance and voting rights to undocumented immigrants, “inflames those who are racist and bigots and makes them think there’s a real problem. But there’s not...”

Well... have you heard of any other candidates who are calling me a racist and a bigot just because I oppose “voting rights” for “undocumented immigrants?”

Regards,
Molly K.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Huckabee would drive away independents and libertarians. He’s a nanny-stater. If he’s nominated I’m staying home.