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Michael Reagan: My Father Would Support Gingrich's Position On Immigration
RealClearPolitics ^ | November 23, 2011

Posted on 11/26/2011 3:07:02 PM PST by presidio9

"ABO, 'Anybody But Obama' at this point in time," Michael Reagan said when asked who his father would be supporting in the Republican primary.

"He would support the nominee. Never got involved in the primaries, he believed the party should choose their person but he would have said this about last night's debate, which he would have thought was very good, as I thought it was very good. He would [have] supported probably Newt Gingrich's position on immigration. My father never would have broken up a family to try to make in fact a point on immigration, and so he would have applauded Newt Gingrich on that,

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To: presidio9
Michael... Michael, unless you're actually channeling your Dad, quit misusing his name.
21 posted on 11/26/2011 3:27:12 PM PST by Moorings
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To: presidio9
Michael Reagan: My Father Would Support Gingrich's Position On Immigration

Even if he had 25 years of hingsight to guide his position???

One of Reagan's greatest attributes was learning from his mistakes. That's why he switched from being a RAT to a Republican.

22 posted on 11/26/2011 3:29:15 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Jukeman

“racist”, “bigots” etc. Man, you might as well be reading from a DNC talking points paper. I’m Hispanic and I want these people deported. Want to know how you do it? Make it mandatory for businesses to make sure they are hiring LEGAL workers. Impose penalties on businesses that hire illegals. Same thing for government programs, schools, etc. Let States like Arizona get involved with enforcing the laws and making their own rules. Enforce the laws already on the books. What happens next? Most of them will self-deport.


23 posted on 11/26/2011 3:32:22 PM PST by Apollo5600 (Cain 2012)
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To: montag813
He's just annoying these days pretending to know everything his dad would do if he was still around these days just to help him personally as if everyone of his opinions would definitely have his dad's support.

But this stupid remark is just laughable. You deport family's together, and if a family doesn't want to take their anchor baby with them it will go to the State like other abandoned children, and the low life scum parents should be deported, and stripped of their right to ever step foot in our nation again.

Then using what was probably the worst thing Reagan ever did, to defend a liberal like Gingrich. Mike isn't his dad, and it's annoying that all of Reagan's kids seem to have turned out as losers living off his name. Mike should have ran for President, and just said my dad would have supported it anytime someone disagreed with him.

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24 posted on 11/26/2011 3:35:16 PM PST by ThermoNuclearWarrior (Support Herman Cain in the Republican Primary! Donate and Campaign for Herman Cain!)
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To: Jukeman
Any of you people who say it would be possible to deport all of the illegals are being dishonest with yourselves and everyone else. I can see deporting those who sign up for welfare benefits, felons, and other undesirables but trying to deport those who have assimilated into our society in all respects would not be supported by most citizens of this country. I know there are those of you who are bigots, racists, and idiots who will never be dissuaded in your stance but what you want to happen will never happen. I agree that we must close our borders and stop the flow now but there is limit to what can be done with those here now. Say what you want and call me whatever you but I am right on this.

The "deport them all crowd" doesn't want to hear this. You are leaving out the part about most of these people doing their best to stay under the radar. What do you think will happen when the government is actively rounding them up, and legal members of their communities are doing everthing they can to help them stay hidden? I predict a "peaceful resistance" movement where legal citizens allow themselves to be persued just to tie up resources. Certainly there will be tens of millions of court cases. Any deportation plan is pure fantasy and nothing more. So the question remains: What do we do with these people. So far Gingrich's is the only honest idea on the table.

His opponents are content to smear him with buzzwords and scare tatics. The EXACT same behavior from the left has given us the current Social Security crisis.

"Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way." -George M. Steinbrenner III

25 posted on 11/26/2011 3:35:40 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: presidio9

RR was decieved and bamboozled in 1986. I doubt he’d have made the same mistake again. He signed the Simpson/Mazzoli bill thinking 300,000 would be given amnesty in exchange for a secure border and an employee screening system (the I-9 process). What he got instead was 3,000,000 amnesties, no secure border and an I-9 system that was and still is easy to get around.


26 posted on 11/26/2011 3:36:13 PM PST by umgud
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To: montag813

Different article. Same title.


27 posted on 11/26/2011 3:38:26 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: SatinDoll

What felony? Entering the US without proper documentation certainly isn’t.


28 posted on 11/26/2011 3:38:34 PM PST by stormer
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To: Jukeman
Any of you people who say it would be possible to deport all of the illegals are being dishonest with yourselves and everyone else.

So, if we can't deport them, we should give them som form of legality? BTW, I agree with you that we can't round up 10-12 million illegals, at least not reasonably or efficiently.

My answer would be to cut off the path to work and public assistance. No E-verify, no work. No E-Verify, no public assistance. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would go a long way to cause large numbers to self deport.

29 posted on 11/26/2011 3:41:33 PM PST by umgud
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To: Jukeman
There are a clot of people here, and several posting on this thread, who clearly want the GOP to commit political suicide by mass arrests, roundups and deportation of millions of illegals.

Just picture the evening news features of American police and troops cramming families including Mexican women and children into boxcars headed south of the border. They can make jokes about "the lamentations of their women," with a chuckle, as the wailing is shut off by the slamming of boxcar doors.

This is America, Anti-Newtie-style. They never say how they would do this without popular unrest and resistance. Imagine Detroit riots--Watts-- times ten--times a hundred.

Maybe they could study the Germans' methods. They had a similar program for purifying their population back in the day, I hear it was quite efficient.

30 posted on 11/26/2011 3:41:55 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Apollo5600

Reagan’s plan was changed by the in the end and emloyees were not considered. That’s why he considered it a failure.


31 posted on 11/26/2011 3:45:30 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SatinDoll

Felony????


32 posted on 11/26/2011 3:46:05 PM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: hinckley buzzard

Oh boy, just ignore everything we normal conservatives say and accuse us of being Nazi Germans. Way to go! Now we know how weak y’alls arguments are.


33 posted on 11/26/2011 3:50:02 PM PST by Apollo5600 (Cain 2012)
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To: presidio9

I remember way back in the 60s I was watching one of the “Met the Press” type shows and they had on Harlon Carter, head of the border patrol.

Believe it or not, illegal immigration was a hot topic even back then. Everyone was going on the assumption that it just was not possible to stop it when Carter said essentially this:

Stopping illegal immigration is not hard at all. Just give me the resources and I will put a stop to it.” He clearly was not talking about millions of agents either. He also made it clear that the real problem was too many politicians wanted illegal immigration to continue.

Most of them are the real dirty businessmen who put illegal profits ahead of their country. To my anger and sadness, there are plenty of people here on FR who are just that, dirty businessmen who profit from the illegal invasion.

I can’t tell you how much I despise these people.


34 posted on 11/26/2011 4:11:07 PM PST by yarddog
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35 posted on 11/26/2011 4:15:22 PM PST by TitansAFC (Mr. Cain, infanticide is not a "social decision," and it SHOULD be part of the political discussion!)
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To: presidio9

Michael -

I love and respect your father, but advice on handling illegal immigrants is not something I would seek his counsel n.

You used to make far more sense. Been hanging out with Ron, Jr. lately?


36 posted on 11/26/2011 4:19:29 PM PST by bwc2221
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To: Jukeman

Yes, I would be pleased if we did in fact start with:

A.) Deporting recent comers.
B.) Deporting those with no job and no kids.
C.) Tracking down every expired Visa.

According to at least one organization reference by Heritage, these moves alone would expel just over 50% of them.

I’ll take that over chest-thumping ANY day.


37 posted on 11/26/2011 4:21:35 PM PST by TitansAFC (Mr. Cain, infanticide is not a "social decision," and it SHOULD be part of the political discussion!)
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To: stormer
What felony? Entering the US without proper documentation certainly isn’t.

First time you're caught, 6 months in prison. Second time, 2 years in prison, a felony. And, of course, that doesn't count felony identification theft, felony tax fraud, felony false statements on government documents, felony social security fraud ...

38 posted on 11/26/2011 4:22:52 PM PST by Prokopton
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To: stormer

You bet it’s a felony.


39 posted on 11/26/2011 4:24:40 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Over 60% of the U.S. voters want our immigration laws enforced. I am tired of a two tier legal system, where illegal aliens are let go when they committ crimes and can get a drivers license without showing they’re here legally.

You’re whining about enforcing our laws. Why? I never had you pegged for a bleeding heart liberal!


40 posted on 11/26/2011 4:29:00 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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