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To: BillyBoy
Fred and Mitt have roughly equal records on immigration-- just OK but not stellar. The only candidate left in the race with a superb record on illegal immigration is Duncan Hunter.

Still, I wouldn't mind seeing Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney working together in the same fashion that Huckabee and Guilani are doing.

The Huckster and Julie Ann will work to either open our borders wider or subvert any enforcement. Fred and Mitt are at least persuadable to listening to the people. It is hard to tell which of the two would be better.

48 posted on 12/21/2007 2:47:37 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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To: Vigilanteman
Before anyone even marched in our streets, way back in 2003, Mitt denied illegals driver's licenses and tuition breaks. He insisted that everyone learn English.

Fred's record is not as strong.

Read below from a Washington Times story:

CBN NEWS: Thompson Now Officially Seeking Presidency: Some votes are likely to draw scrutiny, particularly a series of votes in the 1990s against cracking down on illegal aliens. Those include a 1995 vote against limiting services other than emergency care and public education to illegal aliens - he was one of just six senators to oppose that proposal - and a 1996 vote against creating an employer verification system to help businesses filter out illegal aliens who apply for jobs....

But on immigration, Mr. Thompson had several votes where he bucked the pack - and seemed to favor illegal aliens.

The most stark example was his 1995 vote on the welfare overhaul, when he voted to preserve illegal aliens' ability to receive federal benefits. He was one of just six senators to vote that way, joining four other Republicans and one Democrat.
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/225944.aspx

These are the Fred votes that Tancredo is talking about. He reviewed this record and chose Mitt.

66 posted on 12/21/2007 8:49:33 AM PST by redgirlinabluestate (Chuck the Huck - Resist the Rudy -- Unite 4 Mitt --- beat Hillary)
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