We had this discussion back in 09,10 and 11. Gov Palin’s postion hasn’t canged.
For you reference DoughtyOne here are two link for you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2517105/posts
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,592942,00.html
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, now, I know that your past as governor of Alaska didnt 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: Whats your thought on the heat that shes taking over this statute?
PALIN: Im 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 youre 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, hasnt he? We dont even know where he stands on immigration reform or securing our borders. He doesnt talk about it. He gets to punt on that one. And thats unfortunate because this is a big issue. Its all about national security. Its 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 weve 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, Were going to secure the borders.
PALIN: Yes.
VAN SUSTEREN: Nobody has done anything. I mean, or almost nothing.
PALIN: Because theyve made it political and they havent understood that unsecure borders isnt fair to anybody. Its 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. Its not fair to them. But its 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 theyre forever going to have to hide because, you know, governments 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, theyve made it a political issue. They havent wanted to tick off a potential base of Hispanic voters, so they havent made the tough decisions. And thats no way to solve the problem. Thats no way to solve any challenge in America, by ducking and hiding and creating division and making these partisan issues out of it.
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VAN SUSTEREN: Well, we have still more with Governor Sarah Palin. Governor Palin is blunt about what she would do about illegal immigration. Shes going to tell you.
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VAN SUSTEREN: Continuing with former governor Sarah Palin on illegal immigration.
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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 dont 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. Whats wrong with building a fence? Yes, lets physically secure the border. Lets ramp up border control. Lets 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 dont start talking about amnesty, either, kind of as this last-minute, Oh, anybody whos here in the country right now, were going to provide you amnesty, and even though youve broken the law and we are a nation of laws, youve broken that, well still give you because then theres 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 dont 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.
BTTT!
Article IV 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; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Do your job!
Clyde5445, here it seems at the very least Palin doesn’t want to talk about Amnesty. I can understand her aversion to that on several counts. 1. She doesn’t want the political blow-back and 2. She doesn’t want to encourage more foreign nationals to hurry here to take part.
Both are understandable. Number two is very important. If only George Bush had been wise enough to grasp that.
As for number one, it’s an aversion that puzzles me. These politicians shy away from calling their plans Amnesty, but I believe most U. S. Citizens think of Amnesty as a the illegal staying here and getting citizenship in short order. That’s why they see instant legalization and pathway as more or less the same thing. To most Citizens, Amnesty, Registration and instant legalization, and Pathway as three sides of the same coin.
So Palin doesn’t agree with granting Amnesty. She still seems to agree with the two other sides of the coin.
Honestly, I don’t understand her logic here.
At one moment she doesn’t want to give them a reward, and the next moment she talks of giving them legality and a pathway. That’s why I mentioned that she needs to make a clear public statement refreshing our understanding of here stance on this issue.
It’s great that she opposes this bill. She sounds like she agrees with me when she says she objects. I still have to remind myself that this woman that doesn’t want reward illegals now, was perfectly fine rewarding them after she once before said she didn’t want to reward them.
I appreciate your post. It’s certainly more to think about.