[TBBT]

This thread has 4 videos of the Townhall Q&A session in SC. Gingrich addresses immigration in video 2.

Link to thread

[dirtboy]

“I don’t believe you’ll ever pass a bill that requires us to hunt down every single person who has lived here illegally,” he said.

The classic strawman of the amnesty crowd that ignores the self-deportation benefits of enforcing existing laws.

[org.whodat]

still amnesty

[Timber Rattler]

Newt calls for ‘humane’ immigration policy

Gingrich 'prepared to take the heat' with talk of amnesty ("Let's be humane in enforcing the law")

Slapping Romney, DNC stands up for Gingrich immigration stand

On Newt's 'humane' immigration policy (Thomas Sowell)

[SumProVita]

I DO like this plan and I am very happy to see the other parts of it...which I like too. I particularly like that he will seal the border.

[Haddit]

Newt on immigration
http://www.newt.org/solutions/immigration

Newt’s solution
(My comments)

1. Control the border
…Round-the-clock drone flights to monitor activity, multi-layer, strategic fencing in urban areas, and vastly improved communication between state and federal authorities.
(So they can ground the drones whenever they want to)

2. Create a 21st Century Visa Program
…A biometric, tamper-proof card.
(let everyone in)

3. “In-source” the best brains in the world
…Allow easier transition from an F (student) visa to an H1-B (high-skill) visa.
…Allow qualified foreign students to transition immediately into the American workforce.
(Make it easier for foreign students to compete against Americans for jobs and keep wages down)

4. Allow foreigners, who want to spend money, invest and create jobs in America to do so.

(What he is saying here is to do away with the $1 million minimum investment required for an EB-5 program that allows foreigners to move here. Open business based on the foreigner’s skill to raise American capital, as long as he employees people for 10 years)

Also
…More consular staff and a video interview program… … to create more tourism jobs.

(Newt points out that we loose millions of tourist a year do to illegal immigration)

(Make it easier for the rich to retire in America)

5. There has to be a legal quest worker program, but its management must be outsourced to a sophisticated manager of anti-fraud systems, such as American Express, Visa, or Mastercard.

(Replace E-Verify for guest workers and pay corporations for providing biometric cards)

6. Create a path to earned legality for some of the millions of people who are here outside the law.

(Oh, there are only 8 to 12 million illegal aliens)

…”A citizens’ review” “in individual communities” to “determine who will continue on this path to legality, and who will be sent home.”
(to insure that communities remain segregated)

…”those here outside the law will be granted Temporary Legal Status”
(All of them)

…”must be able to prove that they can independently pay for private health insurance”
…”proficiency in English within a certain number of years”
(Is he talking about those that have already been here 25 years? My neighbor wouldn’t qualify)

…”pay a penalty of at least $5,000”
(Each of their kids cost the taxpayer approximately $130,000 for kindergarten thru 12th grade)

…”prove on a regular basis that they can support themselves”

7. Deportation of criminals and gang members should be efficient and fast.
(Nothing about sanctuary cities)

8. Ensure that every new citizen and every young American learn American history and the key principles of American Exceptionalism.

9. English must be the official language of government.

10. Young non-citizens who came to the United States outside the law should have the same right to join the military and earn citizenship.

…there will not be an option to petition for legal status and citizenship for their parents…

[Haddit]

“Spokesman R.C. Hammond said that piece of the proposal had nothing to do with recommendations by some tea party groups that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution does not guarentee citizenship children of illegal immigrants.
Instead, Hammond said, it was part of Gingrich’s general push to ensure that Americans are aware of the nation’s history.”

What the hell does that mean? Is he for or against touchdown babies?

[Rammer]

While they wouldn’t be deported, Gingrich said they would also not receive citizenship or be allowed to vote, drawing a distinction between his proposal and amnesty.

Once again, the politicians don't get it.

That's amnesty, you adulterous buffoon.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I think his plan would run into a brick wall in the courts.

They would never allow the Government to confer “second class” status on Mexicans, forever depriving them of citizenship or the vote, while other immigrants are allowed to move ahead in this process.

Perhaps Newt has written his plan with this in mind?

[SaraJohnson]

The only way this would ever be trusted by me is if there were criminal charges and heavy sentences against any American - including elected officials - who subverted the immigration policy. Otherwise it is all bs.

[moehoward]

"“I don’t believe you’ll ever pass a bill that requires us to hunt down every single person who has lived here illegally,” he said."

But he believes a bill hunting down "millions" of Illegals is passable.....

He needs to stop digging.

[bgill]

Amnesty.

Thanks to the GOP, we’re facing another 2008.