Posted on 06/12/2014 6:53:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Kudlow is another pollyanna on immigration. And I’ve had it with such morons.
Then the GOP must be destroyed. Reaching out to pro-abortion, anti-gun, and pro-amnesty types will lose them their base.
Bite me, Larry.
/johnny
Larry Kudlow can s@ck it. Don’t confuse immigration reform, meaning what in the heck we need to do with all these dozens of millions of ILLEGALS with actual law abiding, LEGAL immigrants.
Frankly, I don’t give a crap what Larry Kudlow thinks.
Larry Kudlow makes his living spouting establishment Republicanism as the token voice of the not-too-vocal loyal opposition. I’m tired of these ideological traitors.
Secure the border first, then we’ll talk about the ones already in the country.
Now lets target RINO TN Sen lamar alexander..OATH BREAKER OF 2 TERMS AND OUT!
State Rep Joe Carr has a conservative record you can check out.
Free market economics has nothing to do with securing the border.
” However, I still believe that harsh language on illegals turns off legal Hispanic voters. It also turns off Asians, African Americans, young people, and women.”
Oh really? I’m two of those categories and i’m turned off by illegal immigration. he’s the one with “wild-eyed extremist” views.
He's put it in a beer bong and chugging it down!
This is your mind on drugs.
Let's import more uneducated, unskilled workers, while millions of our own uneducated, unskilled workers collect welfare every month.
This is your mind on crack cocaine.
A corporatist who preaches privatized profits and subsidized losses chimes in for cheap labor.
From Kudlow "Many conservatives disagree with me on this, and I respect that. However, I still believe that harsh language on illegals turns off legal Hispanic voters. It also turns off Asians, African Americans, young people, and women."
With the exception of blacks, that is simply not true (90+% of black Americans share the exact same voting behavior, so this is purely factual observation).
Being against illegal immigration and finding solutions other full citizenship is not offensive...only to those who are looking to be offended. Brat made not statements during that campaign that are offensive, not that can be easily twisted to be offensive. Talking about this issue effectively does not require Tancredo style bombast. One could share a much more conservative view of illegals and still talk about it in the same ways as GW Bush and others. Brat is an example, and there are countless others. Some make mistakes giving the opposition words to use against us (Steve King, who I greatly admire is an example who has made unnecessary statements).
It is quite possible to make a strong case (and winning case) for better incremental reforms to our immigration system other than granting citizenship or rewarding lawlessness. The strawman arguments need to be countered....it's not the Senate bill or you hate brown people, for God's sake.
So be it. You either believe in sovereignty or you don't. As I've told black friends who ask me "what is the republican party going to do for me," I answer. Other than fight for your right to be a free man, nothing. You either believe in freedom or you don't. And freedom should not be something that's only pursued by white people. There's no "white man's freedom," and "black man's freedom," there's only freedom.
The same with sovereignty. Try getting into Mexico without a visa. Try immigrating to any European country, or even Canada, by just walking through the gates. And as Milton Friedman used to say, as much as he was for open borders in theory, as long as America is a welfare state, we can't afford to have open borders.
Larry Kudlow is a hack
Immigration reform is NOT synonymous with amnesty. I am in favor of immigration reform. I oppose any amnesty to any illegal.
Larry is unfortunately ignorant and close-minded—a terrible combination—the illegal issue.
Milton Friedman: “you can’t have free immigration and a welfare state”. See http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2007/06/look-to-milton-open-borders-and-the-welfare-state
I generally like Larry Kudlow, but he’s so very wrong on this. He’s ignoring the economic concept of externalities. Yes, immigration frees up the labor market! That’s all benefit, right? Wrong! There are costs involved. Massive costs.
1) The drain on the welfare system. Despite what every immigration enthusiast tells me, every Mexican I see at Walmart is paying with an EBT card. Every. Single. One. 100%
2) The drain on the health care system. Now that we are all truly in this together, how can adding more at the bottom possibly help?
3) The drain on the criminal justice system. Facts are racist.
4) The political cost. No matter how much outreach the GOPe does, the vast majority of immigrants from the 3rd world will vote for Democrats. They want free stuff. Their culture has no history of any of the traditions or institutions that have made this country EXCEPTIONAL.
My ancestors didn’t leave the 3rd world to have it follow them here. Dismantle the welfare system and Obamacare, then we can talk about allowing more in. Will they still want to come? I doubt it.
“The GOP must become inclusive by reaching out to everybody.”
Yeah, Kudlow - when is it going to reach out to conservatives?
You cant have free immigration period, it destroys the fabric of society
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