When I suggested this before, one of the more cynical reporters from another national outlet suggested to me well, governor, the number of crossings is down, what level do you find acceptable? I said back to this reporter, well, you stand in line at TSA at the airport, to see that your bags are scanned to make sure theres no explosives on the airplane, what level of success do you find to be successful?..
"Republican Party 2016 primary frontrunner Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told Breitbart News exclusively that if the invasion of illegal aliens thats currently swarming across Americas southern border were coming in via Americas sea ports, the government would be sending in the Navy to stop it. Instead, the federal governmentdespite not having to at allchooses, he says, to leave the U.S. border with Mexico wide open.
Walker said in an interview over Memorial Day Weekend:
Earlier this year I went out with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his invitationI was thrilled to go with him not just up in a helicopter for the day, but we went down to the border and didnt just see it from the air. To meet with Texas Public Safety, to meet with local officials, as well as with many of the fine people who are in U.S. Border Patrol down thereand to just to see the massive challenges, more so in meetings than they even showed me up in the airthey clearly, clearly showed to me in video and any number of reports that this is a matter of safety. This is a matter of national security. This is truly a matter national sovereignty, in that if we were having people penetrate our water-based ports throughout the Gulf [of Mexico] or either coast, wed be taking swift action initially with the Coast Guard and eventually probably with the Navy. Yet, we have international criminal organizations seeking to penetrate our land-based borders to the souththe push for drugs, for firearms and increasingly for people from a trafficking standpointits just horrific were not taking more action to truly secure that border.
Walker discussed with Breitbart News how on his trip to the border, officials showed to him that the list of country of origin of illegal aliens shows people from nations with terrorism ties trying to get into the U.S. Walker said:
We were there with Public Safety and one of the things they pointed out was they shared with us the list from just the beginning of the year here in 2015 of all the countries of origin. Many are not from Mexico or Central America or even South America. There are many from other places around the world including many places in the world where obviously theres some concerns about terrorist-related activity and some of that. Thats what I pointed out: You look at what people are coming across the border, there are any number of reasons out there. People say oh we cant secure the border. I disagree. I was just in Israel where they have something like 500 miles of fencing up and when they did that it dramatically lowered the number of terrorist-related attacks and they saw like a 90 percent reduction [in illegal immigration]. Theyre a much, much, much smaller country than we are and were talking about a southern border thats larger than thatbut really only about four times larger than their entire country. It just shows me though that with investments in infrastructure, personnel and technology, theres no reason why we cant secure that border. When I suggested this before, one of the more cynical reporters from another national outlet suggested to me well, governor, the number of crossings is down, what level do you find acceptable? I said back to this reporter, well, you stand in line at TSA at the airport, to see that your bags are scanned to make sure theres no explosives on the airplane, what level of success do you find to be successful?
Walker also talked about his strong pro-American worker position on immigrationand how he plans to put Americans ahead of special interests and foreigners, if and when hes elected president, when it comes to immigration. He said:
I just think its an important policy overall. I get why the political class is rumbling around out there but Im just saying give priority to American working families and their wages and that we want to strengthen the American economy. Who can be against that? Ive yet to find somebody who when talking about those terms that thats not a logical thing and yet Im surprised how many others are reluctant to share the same sentiment out there. For me, not only those like myself who were born here but even the people over the years who have come here legally, again my stance is our priority should be for those who are working families whether they were born here like me or have come here through the legal processif youre in America and here working the right way. Its the number one priority when we talk about legal immigration. I think its a smart approach moving forward and I think its rational to look at in other ways and I think its one where Republicans have ignored talking about the impact on American workers and strengthening working families.
He also compared his pro-worker position on labor unionshow he battled special interests in Wisconsinto the fight that lay ahead against special interests pushing for amnesty and comprehensive immigration reform that hurts Americans. Walker continued:
What I did was try to gather up part of what I did when we took on the unions was that I took power away from big government special interests and put it in the hands of the hardworking taxpayer. Its why in the recall election much to many peoples surprise one of the exit polls showed that nearly 40 percent of the self-described union households actually voted for me because if youre someone working hard in a factory and youre paying for your pension and youre paying high property taxes youre just as appreciative of the reforms as somebody who might be working in a different place. Im always amazed that people are surprised that if you look out for hardworking people, theyre going to appreciate it.
Walker targeting the pro-amnesty community is a natural extension of his work to rein in special labor interests from big unions. In fact, most of the same players hes tussled with in union-world are aligned behind amnestyand theyve got allies in the GOP as well as special interests like the Chamber of Commerce, big business groups, and Wall Street elitesso Walker moving forward with this is likely to help him win the same way he won against the left in blue Wisconsin.
Words arent enough, its not enough to talk about itwe have to get them up and make them act and and make them move and get this thing done, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said in April 2013 when endorsing the Senate Gang of Eight bill from Sen. Marco Rubio, one of Walkers chief 2016opponents. The time for talk is behind us, brothers and sisters, nows the time for very important action because America really does need real immigration reform. We demand this reform includeit must includea clear, realistic, practical roadmap to citizenship for every and I mean every aspiring American out there right now.
Since former Florida Gov. Jeb Bushone of amnestys biggest proponentshas now backed off his previous support for citizenship for illegal aliens (he wants to give them amnesty via legal status), that means Rubio is the only candidate who still stands with the AFL-CIO and their brothers in the Chamber of Commerce wanting to give illegal aliens full blown American citizenship. That means Walker, the anti-special interest union battler, has an even better opportunity to fight Rubiowhos quickly becoming the establishments go-to candidate as Bush falters frequently and fails to gain traction on the campaign trailand his liberal immigration position.
Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), laid out why unions have abandoned Americans when it comes to immigrationthey used to support standing up for American workersand it comes down to purely political power calculations by the bosses.
Its not just that unions are looking for more warm bodies to recruit, theyve undergone a basic cultural change at the top to become culturally leftist in ways they werent before, Krikorian told Talking Points Memo back in 2013. Americans have pretty much given up on organized labor, so organized labor is giving up on Americans.
In fact, Walkers battle highlights an abandonment of the principles on which unionsand everyone elseused to agree. Samuel Gompers, the first president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)which would eventually become the AFL-CIOstrongly disagreed with the Rubio-Trumka position on immigration. Gompers wrote in the 1920s:
Those who favor unrestricted immigration care nothing for the people. They are simply desirous of flooding the country with unskilled as well as skilled labor of other lands for the purpose of breaking down American standards. You must not forget that if low wages, long hours of employment and unbearable working conditions are signs of prosperity China and India would be the greatest commercial and industrial countries in the world. They have no strikes in China. It is the Utopia of the open Shop. America, however, where men are free to voice their desires for greater and still greater advancement in economic conditions, is the greatest country on earth. Its people live better than anywhere else, and the trade unions are responsible for maintaining those standards.
In fact, in Trumkas ardent quest to push Rubios amnesty through the Senate, he snubbed one of his own membership groupsthe Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers union.
Carl Horowitz wrote for the National Legal and Policy Center:
The AFL-CIO normally is quick to defend the interests of its 57 member unions. But the Washington, D.C.-based labor federation seems happy to make an exception in the case of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council. And the reason lies with the unions objections to the new Senate proposal to grant amnesty to virtually all 11 million or more illegal immigrants and expand work visa availability. In its current form, argue council officials, the measure would hamstring ICE agents from protecting the public from dangerous criminals. Toward that end, Council President Chris Crane and nine other members last August filed suit against three top immigration officials in their carrying out of a June executive order by President Obama. And theyre still getting the cold shoulder, especially from their own AFL-CIO. So, in fact, are a couple of other AFL-CIO enforcement unions.
Walkers comments on securing America from immigration threats come after the liberal BuzzFeed writer Andrew Kaczynski ran a shock-and-awe story about how Walker told an Oklahoma audience last week about how a good number of people coming into the United States have other motives than working here and becoming Americans.
Increasingly, when you look at the list, when I was down there earlier in the year, at the countries of origin, its not just Mexico, its not central America, or even South America, Walker said in remarks that were pushed as somehow controversial by Democratic opposition research firm American Bridge to BuzzFeed, adding: Theres a good number from Indonesia, there are from Morocco, and other places around the world, many of whom arent looking for work in the United States. Theyve got other motives and we need to wake up to that. So, securing the border is important, and on the larger part on immigration, securing the border is a key part of immigration.
Right after Walkers comments broke on BuzzFeed, however, Iowas senior senator, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committeerevealed that someone, who not only is an illegal alien but received President Barack Obamas Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive amnesty, is an alleged child molester.
Recent press accounts have reported that Edgar Covarrubias-Padilla, a night counselor at a popular science camp in California, was charged with sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy along with distribution and possession of child pornography, Grassley wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson. Mr. Covarrubias-Padilla allegedly applied for and received deferred action under the DACA program. On Monday, Covarrubias was charged with four felonies, which included possession and distribution of more than 600 child porn images and a charge for lewd and lascivious act with a child under 14.
In fact, conservative commentator and 10-time New York Times bestselling author Ann Coulters new book Adios America: The Lefts Plan To Turn Our Country Into a Third World HellHole, will expose much of this as well. In an interview that will air on Fusion with Jorge Ramos later on Tuesday evening, Coulter hammers how there are nefarious forces coming into Americaand how its making the U.S. much more dangerous for Americans.
I have a little tip. If you dont want to be killed by ISIS, dont go to Syria. If you dont want to be killed by a Mexican, theres nothing I can tell you, Coulter told Ramos.
Very easy to not be killed by ISIS. Dont fly to Syria, she added.
June 27, 2011: Walker Revokes In-state Tuition For Undocumented Students Attending Univ And Colleges In Wisconsin [ONLY GOV who HAS] "- On Sunday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) signed his two-year 2011-2013 budget, which included ending in-state tuition for undocumented students attending public universities and colleges. In-state tuition for undocumented students was approved two years ago by former Governor Jim Doyle (D) after the Hispanic community struggled for 10 years to pass it."...
March 2015: We strongly dispute this account. Governor Walker has been very clear that he does not support amnesty and believes that border security must be established and the rule of law must be followed. His position has not changed, he does not support citizenship for illegal immigrants, and this story line is false, she announced in an email to journalists Thursday afternoon.
I made it clear that for me, if somebody wants to be a citizen, they need to go back to their country of origin, get in line, no preferential treatment, Walker said. In terms of what to do beyond that, again, thats something we got to work with Congress on. 19 posted on 4/19/2015, 3:45:58 AM by Cincinatus' Wife
Sorry Scott Walker has a less than stellar record on immigration. If we are talking about building a wall/fence Trump is the guy everyone is going to turn to. Well actually have already turned to. If Walker had come out blasting 3-4 months ago things might be different for him. Now he’s fading to black.
Hope some people take the time to actually read things this go’round.
You need to make a list!
I have great admiration for Gov Scott Walker. He deserves tremendous respect for what he has accomplished and what he and his family have had to endure.
I would love to see more “edge” in his approach. Playing it safe is not an option. He needs to start now with his promise to be bold.
Theres only one candidate in this race who has fought and won and gotten results
WRONG there’s THREE... yeah even Trump... Three fighters..
However: Trump is a newby to official intrigue where YOU have to take the blame for gov’t malfeasance.... unless you include financing some of the malefactors.. which some give him a pass on..
Walker, Cruz and Trump.. are DO’ers.. the rest are DRONES... Kasich is a DO’er but a collaborator with democrats like Myth “Erwin Rommel”.. ugh.. Romney..
Scott met with Jeff Sessions about immigration & made a few comments & moved on. I like Scott, but Trump met with Sessions & took the ball & ran with it. +Trump.
Walker’s been publicly backpedaling for several months now from his radical open-border, amnesty and citizenship positions over the last several years—and you well know it.
SCOTT WALKER ENDORSES PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AT PRIVATE GOP DINNER"
Scott Walker prevails in Koch donor straw poll
(Koch Brothers' position on the border and amnesty IDENTICAL to that of George Soros, and they fund La Raza groups with millions)
lol, why was he at Iowa’s state fair, when the Wisconsin State Fair was going on at the same time, right down the block from his home?