Rand Paul’s immigration speech
03.19.13 | Hon Sen Rand Paul (KY)
Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2998395/posts
...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration.
Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution.
Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation.
Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants.
If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you...
This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society.
Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
[but he’s not against amnesty, snicker, definition of is is ping]
All I’ve said about Jindal then also applies to Rand Paul. Just because immigration is legal doesn’t make it desirable or beneficial for the country.
Paul is more disappointing though since he once hinted at pairing any legalization of illegal aliens with a moratorium on other types of immigration.
He also dared question the insane policies that would allow garbage like the Boston marathon bombers to ever be allowed in the country. But I guess he’s backed off of that.
And now he’s mindlessly calling for ‘more legal immigration.’ I guess there was nothing in his speech calling for an end to Ted Kennedy’s Diversity Lottery or unending chain migration? You know, something conservative?
I think Paul may be the most delusional 2016 candidate. He seems to really believe that small government, libertarian-type conservatism will appeal to young and non-white voters.