Scott has a problem.
He states his immigration policy has changed.
What do you do if you want to protect the jobs of U. S. Citizens? Don’t you send back the people who are here illegally holding down jobs?
In this video clip his old (2013) policy is aired in a second video clip. He backs illegals staying in the U. S. if they pay a fine.
It is also mentioned that he favored the McCain/Kennedy immigration bill. (You know, amnesty but not an amnesty) He acknowledges that.
Then in this (03/01/2015) clip, Walker is asked if illegals can stay, if they pay a fine. He responds with, I believes a way can be found to do that.
This is the same policy as his old policy.
Then he states that his policy has changed. No Scott, it hasn’t changed. You just got through endorsing the same policy, illegals being allowed to stay in our country if they pay a fine. So you even fibbed about it.
In 2006/07, 2013, and now in 2015, his immigration policy regarding illegal immigrants is the same as that under McCain/Kennedy. Let them pay a fine and stay.
Immigration is discussed starting at 9:20 and the “...a way can be found...” is located at 10:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymMeeRV1RU
Walker is a fully qualified Wind Tester.
Now hold on just a doggone miniute! (in my best Jimmy Stewart accent). I listened to the video from begining to well past the discussion on immigration. What I heard was Gov. Walker responding to Wallace's baiting him on the 'pay a fine, get amnesty' statement by saying "And my views have changed. I'm flat out saying that. Candidates can do that."
Now if you don't believe him, just say so. But don't misrepresent what Walker really said. There IS no "I believe a way can be found to do that." Please tell me where in the 13 minute interview he says that. It's not there! That quote is from two years ago.
No doubt, Jeff Sessions has influenced his positions. Jeff Sessions' article, Becoming the Party of Work--How the GOP can help struggling Americans, and itself., should be required reading for every Rep candidate.
Taking this position on legal immigration will separate Walker from every other Rep. It worked for Dave Brat against Cantor.
Cruz favors major increases in our guest worker programs as does Rand Paul. Jeb Bush is pro-amnesty and wants increased legal immigration and guest worker programs. Rubio jumped the shark along with 13 other RINO senators with the Gang of 8 bill.
What candidate is advocating mass deportation? None. Cruz wants the laws enforced and no citizenship for those who entered illegally. Does he want to deport them all?
Senator Ted Cruz's Contradictory Position on Illegal Immigration
"On June 19, 2013 Sen. Cruz issued a press release describing his proposed amendments to the so-called “Gang of Eight” Senate immigration bill. The bill would have provided a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, among other things. Sen. Cruz’s proposed amendments would have done several things, including creating a prohibition on federal, state, or local means-tested entitlement benefits for those here illegally. His proposed amendments also would have prevented those currently here illegally who are offered legal status under the bill from obtaining citizenship. Sen. Cruz stated in the press release: “Providing a path to citizenship undermines the rule of law and is an insult to the millions who have immigrated to the U.S. legally.” Sen. Cruz’s proposed amendments were not adopted and he voted against the bill. I am unaware of any clear statement by Sen. Cruz indicating how he would have voted on the bill if his proposed amendments had been adopted. However, his press release strongly indicates that he would have voted for the bill if his proposed amendments had had been adopted.
“I very much want commonsense immigration reform to pass, but if this bill becomes law as currently written, it will not solve the problem. Instead it will make the problem of illegal immigration worse,” Sen. Cruz said. “We must work together in a bipartisan manner to fix this problem in a way that secures the border, improves legal immigration and respects rule of law so we remain a nation that welcomes and celebrates legal immigrants. I look forward to working with my colleagues on these issues and am confident my proposed amendments will effectively address the current problems with this bill.”
Doubling the overall worldwide green card caps from 675,000 visas per year to 1.35 million per year
This amendment would improve our nation’s legal immigration system by increasing the H-1B cap from 65,000 to 325,000. It would also help America retain the people it educates by authorizing dual-intent student visas and address the need for high-skilled labor by creating a block grant to promote domestic high-skilled workers.
Cruz 1326: Combines Cruz 1324 and Cruz 1325. Implements Green Card reform to streamline and expand legal immigration and increases high-skilled temporary worker visas five fold.
None of the current and potential candidates are where I want them to be on immigration. However, Walker can be the vessel to a new approach to the immigration issue that has the possibility of splitting the traditional Dem constituencies. We shouldn't be trying to shoot down either Walker or Cruz, the two candidates I could vote for even with certain reservations.
Whon do you support? If it is Cruz, then go with God, but don't try to help Cruz by attacking Walker. We need Walker on the dais expressing his views on legal immigration and the impact it is having on American workers. Let's go after the RINOs and then we can have a battle between the two conservatives.
The polls:
Gallup (1/29/15): By a more than 5-to-1 margin (39% vs. 7%), Americans who are dissatisfied with current immigration levels want less rather than more
* Pew (2012): 69% say we should “restrict and control people coming to live in our country more than we do now” (including 59% of Hispanics)
* Reuters (8/7/14): By a nearly 3-to-1 margin (45% vs. 17%), Americans think immigration rates should be reduced, not increased
* Princeton Survey Research Associates (6/23/13): 61% say that there “should be restrictions” on the number of STEM-related foreign workers allowed to enter the U.S. * Gallup (6/8/14): By a 2-to-1 margin (41% vs. 22%), Americans think immigration should be decreased rather than increased
* The Polling Company (8/14/14): By a staggering 10-to-1 margin (75% vs. 8%), Americans believe that a business seeking workers should raise wages and improve working conditions before hiring new labor from abroad
* Paragon Insights (9/2014): By an almost 5-to-1 margin (74% vs. 15%), likely voters said they would be more likely to vote for a Republican who said “the American people are right to be concerned about their jobs and wages, and elected officials should put the needs of American workers first.” 70% said they would be more likely (vs. just 18% who would be less likely) to vote for a Republican who said that “the first goal of immigration policy needs to be getting unemployed Americans back to work – not importing more low-wage workers to replace them.”>
Admittedly he has been morphing on this subject, but he clearly has a superior perspective NOW. Let’s please encourage that. Maybe other candidates will do the same?