Posted on 06/05/2011 11:13:22 AM PDT by unseen1
video at link
I missed it.
What did she say about the tens of millions who've invaded our country from Mexico, resulting in chocked off hospitals, health care, schools, jails, welfare and social services?
Others have evaded the question. Ya want to take a shot at it?
She has a record on the issue outside of this interview. By “full”, as typically used when a video clip is posted and understood by most human beings, the site where this is from is indicating the entire interview has been posted. Per FR rules, the OP posted the exact title from there. Anyway, others have told you her position on immigration, what do you think?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,592942,00.html
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, now, I know that your past as governor of Alaska didn’t — was not the same time that Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona has gotten into office, but I assume that sort of governor to governor...
PALIN: Yes.
VAN SUSTEREN: What’s your thought on the heat that she’s taking over this statute?
PALIN: I’m proud of Jan Brewer for standing up for the constituents in her state, sending a message to Washington, sending a message to President Obama saying, Hey, you need to do your job, sir. And if you’re not going to do it, OK, then we are compelled to do the job for you until you get it right.
President Obama has been suspiciously silent on this issue, hasn’t he? We don’t even know where he stands on immigration reform or securing our borders. He doesn’t talk about it. He gets to punt on that one. And that’s unfortunate because this is a big issue. It’s all about national security. It’s about our sister border states that are inundated with violence and with crime because people illegally crossing the border, engaging in illegal activities for too long now. And some of these border states are saying, Now we’ve had enough. I admire Jan Brewer for taking a stand.
VAN SUSTEREN: Why do you think — I mean, for 20-some years, maybe even longer, even going back to President Reagan — everyone has always said, We’re going to secure the borders.
PALIN: Yes.
VAN SUSTEREN: Nobody has done anything. I mean, or almost nothing.
PALIN: Because they’ve made it political and they haven’t understood that unsecure borders isn’t fair to anybody. It’s not fair to American citizens who ware here legally, paying taxes, following the rules, doing all the things that an American citizen is expected to do. It’s not fair to them. But it’s not fair to the illegal aliens, either, here. They want to come pursue an American dream. Some of them do want to be here to work. But they’re forever going to have to hide because, you know, government’s going to crack down on them when (INAUDIBLE)
So they need to follow that path of legal citizenship, obviously. But these politicians, presidents in the past who have not secured the border, they’ve made it a political issue. They haven’t wanted to tick off a potential base of Hispanic voters, so they haven’t made the tough decisions. And that’s no way to solve the problem. That’s no way to solve any challenge in America, by ducking and hiding and creating division and making these partisan issues out of it.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, we have still more with Governor Sarah Palin. Governor Palin is blunt about what she would do about illegal immigration. She’s going to tell you.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
VAN SUSTEREN: Continuing with former governor Sarah Palin on illegal immigration.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
VAN SUSTEREN: Both parties have made promises. I mean, we pull up sound bites where, you know, both sides, you know, Democrat, Republicans, say, you know, Secure the border, secure the border. And then once in office, we certainly don’t see a whole lot of action. Had the election gone another way, or even if you were president, what would you do about immigration?
PALIN: The very first thing is literally secure the border!
VAN SUSTEREN: How?
PALIN: People mock the idea of a fence. What’s wrong with building a fence? Yes, let’s physically secure the border. Let’s ramp up border control. Let’s provide the tools for those who are putting their lives on the line in order to stop illegal immigration of these aliens. Those are a couple of things.
And then you don’t start talking about amnesty, either, kind of as this last-minute, Oh, anybody who’s here in the country right now, we’re going to provide you amnesty, and even though you’ve broken the law and we are a nation of laws, you’ve broken that, we’ll still give you — because then there’s going to be a huge influx of those wanting kind of at the last minute to come over the border because they know that they will forever then receive that amnesty.
So you don’t start talking about that, but the very first thing you do is physically, literally secure those borders. It baffles me and most Americans why for all these years presidents, administrations have spoken about it but never done it.
Ha....not anymore....
thank 0bambi and the rats for polarizing the country...
In other words, this epic illegal invasion of our own homeland, was never mention in the "full interview".
Anyway, others have told you her position on immigration, what do you think?
Others? Send me the link so I can see her words.
Thanks!
Chris didn’t ask her that.
Chris didn’t ask her that.
I have no doubt about that...One reason I no longer watch TaaVaa.
I needed that laugh...Thanks!
Hit a 500 foot homerun...Especially classy that she said that she apologized if she stepped on Romney’s toes, because she believes that Romney has the best interest of America at heart..but she reserved the right to step on the toes on those who would do harm to the country.
Ping for an outstanding 30 minute President Palin interview
Great interview. The way she handled the Romney question shows that she’s the most adept politician around today. Very well done.
Agreed on all counts. This was the most reasoned and polished interview I’ve ever seen from Governor Palin. Wallace wasn’t pitching her softballs, and she didn’t duck any of the questions or paper over her answers with any buzz words or sound bites. I thought her answers showed a lot of specificity and depth on a broad range of policy issues. By the end of it, poor Chris Wallace could only smile and giggle...he was utterly and uncharacteristically charmed and disarmed.
Like Wallace said, I’m warming to the idea of her being a serious and formidable contender if she declares her candidacy. Palin Tsunami, indeed!
Video at link in case you missed it. It’s well worth seeing.
GREAT interview.
Chris Wallace, still, has a man crush on Mitt Romney.
Because she speaks from the heart, and, she’s a nice person.
I have had my doubts about Sarah’s abilities as a campaigner and interviewee.
This interview is the best one I’ve ever see her do.
She was well-prepared, confident, and effective.
Go, Sarah, go!
I’m more enamored with her ability to compliment Romney, then take two or three huge swipes at him, and then compliment him again all without missing a beat.
She basically chewed him up and spit him out with Ninja-like precision in such a manner that he would look like a complete schmuck if he even said anything about it.
I have no doubt that Sarah is a nice person, but I wouldn’t want to be on her bad side.
Nice to see the McCain campaign shackles have finally come off.
I heard that former staff member on a radio interview. The guy came off as a real snake-in-the-grass creep. Glad to see she took him on directly and called him a liar.
Yes, a great interview. Sarah Palin has NOT decided to run yet....if I was to gauge her, I’d say 30% she’ll run 70% she will not run.
She herself put it at 50 - 50.
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