Posted on 06/12/2014 12:28:44 PM PDT by PoloSec
NEW YORK – The office of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has issued a statement to WND firing back against any suggestion that his participation in a conference call Wednesday held by a group that supports immigration reform indicates he favors amnesty for illegal aliens.
“Sen. Rand Paul never embraced amnesty on the call,” his office stated in an email. “Sen. Paul has never advocated for amnesty in any other forum and he voted against the Senate immigration bill.
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A column by Paul on immigration was published by Breitbart News Thursday morning. Paul writes that he’s “for immigration reform because I am against allowing 12 million more illegal immigrants into our country.”
“If we do nothing, 12 million more illegal immigrants will come. We must be in favor of reform — smart reform that starts with border security,” he says.
Then he states emphatically: “Characterizing that position as ‘amnesty’ is simply untrue.”
Paul says the status quo “is a lawless border.”
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>> I like Sen Paul, but I can’t do the open borders thing.
He’s straddling the open-boarders interests of Libertarians/RINOs and the opposing managed-boarders interests of Conservatives.
Yep. Should just go ahead and burn it all down instead of delaying the inevitable.
IMO of course.
No, no. Its a fact. I just saw it on the inner-webs.
It ain't RAND PAUL!
FWIW Free Republic is officially Ted Cruz country.
But Rand Paul is a duplicitous turncoat to the grassroots people who got him elected and who has officially made his bed with the Republican Establishment.
His views on abortion are even worse than his views on immigration.
Are you a Rand Paul supporter?
Go ahead and trust him. Trust your family to his whims. Be my guest.
“Brit Hume must be coaching him on the definition of amnesty.”
Exactly. It depends on what ones definition of anmesty is. Unfortunately for Paul we have heard his definition to many times. Now he is trying to walk some of it back.
If there is anyone on this Forum who still supports Rand Paul for President, let them speak now... (so they can be summarily zotted into outer darkness).
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Chickensoup just minutes ago posted a pro-amnesty/pro-Paul Thread.
The clouds are darkening and the lightning is flashing as we FReep.
>> His views on abortion are even worse than his views on immigration.
Really? I thought the Paul family was Pro-Life?
Please zot me.
I logged in just so you can zot me.
I thought when I read the first reports of him “supporting” amnesty that there was probably more to the story, and that perhaps we should hear from him, but, hey, why bother.
Yeah, that's the same thing Cantor said.
You know, you could...I dunno maybe....read up on the guy for yourself?
Just an idea.
I was dead serious. The voters in this country are so fickle and of low intelligence that it’s getting close to a banana republic with sham elections.
Oh, there are plenty. Just search for Randie Paul threads, you’ll find them.
A few of them may be opening their eyes, now.
There is no compromise with the Democrats, the responsibility of securing the border is not negotiable.
Rand Paul is opposed to abortion in all cases.
It is past banana republic. 08 proved that. And we will not reverse it, if ever, until people learn about these POS RINOs that brought this hell on us with their lesser evil bullshit.
And get them the hell out of government.
Talking compromise is supporting Amnesty!
Rand Paul is a liar, a fraud and a closet democrat. His liberalism explosion last month went way beyond one subject.
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