GRAY DAVIS Governor of California
GARY JOHNSON Governor of New Mexico
GEORGE BUSH Governor of Texas
To follow the proceedings of this year's (2000) Border Governors Conference, visit the BGC web site at: www.bgc2000.com
Posted on 02/10/2003 6:31:38 AM PST by madfly
This will be called a Poll Tax and be struck down by the courts. The only way to avoid this would be for the state to issue ID's free of charge.
I tell the RNC that they'll get a donation from me when their leader takes action against illegal immigration.
Gee, I always thought slavery was the largest single racist attack on the American Constitution.
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The Topeika Capital Journal
Web posted Sunday, April 9, 2000
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LOS ANGELES — George W. Bush is distancing himself from former Gov. Pete Wilson, who is among California's best-known Republicans but who remains a symbol of polarizing ethnic politics to Hispanics.
The de facto GOP presidential nominee is aggressively courting Hispanic votes, and used his latest pitch to repudiate Wilson's immigration policies. The message drew a sharp response from a Wilson spokesman, who said it resembled Democratic attempts to ``demonize'' the two-term California governor.
Whereas Wilson warned darkly in a TV ad that illegal immigrants ``keep coming,'' Bush said he could relate to Mexicans who cross the border in search of a better life.
``If you're a mother or dad, and you're worried about feeding your children, and you can't find work close to home, and you hear of opportunities somewhere else, and you're worth your salt, you're coming.''
The Texas governor added that he believed in tough enforcement of the nation's borders, and said the long-term solution to the illegal immigration issue was to help Mexico's economy through free trade.
Wilson led the campaign six years ago for Proposition 187, which sought to remove illegal immigrant children from public schools.
Bush drew sustained applause when he cast himself as a leader who ``will not use our children, the children of immigrants, as a political issue in America.'' He said last year he opposed the ``spirit'' of Proposition 187, but wouldn't say Friday whether or not he would fight against a similar measure this year, should it make the ballot.
``It's so important to have leadership that tears down barriers, leadership that offers a future hopeful for everybody, leaders that reject the politics of pitting one group of people against each other,'' the Texas governor said.
Asked whether he would actively campaign with Wilson, Bush said tersely, ``I accept support from anybody,'' and cut off any follow-up by calling on another questioner.
When a reporter asked whether he would consider Wilson, who won statewide election four times in California, as a running mate, Bush dismissed the question as a joke: ``Good one,'' he said.
Wilson battled against affirmative action, bilingual education and illegal immigration during his years as California governor, from 1991 to 1999. Those fights alienated many Hispanic voters, who now constitute nearly 15 percent of the electorate in the nation's largest state.
While he never mentioned Wilson by name, Bush's remarks about immigration were clearly aimed at mending fences with Hispanics.
Aides said his remarks on inclusion and immigration were his most forceful to date.
His entourage included his half-Mexican nephew, George P. Bush, who was direct in describing the candidate's situation in California.
Among Hispanic voters, ``our biggest challenge will be to separate my uncle from the rest of the Republican Party,'' he said. The 23-year-old nephew is the son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
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June 20, 2000
Bush Campaign Holds Hope in Calif.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jun 20, 2000 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- See George W. Bush shake hands with Hispanics in the streets of Santa Ana. Hear Bush describe himself as a "new kind of Republican" who rejects using immigration as a divisive issue. Watch Bush run hard to catch Al Gore in a state that leans heavily Democratic. The Republican presidential candidate is going back to basics in his bid to win California, spending time walking the streets of Democratic strongholds and focusing on key groups, including the 13 percent of voters who are Hispanic. Bush returned to the state Monday on a three-day swing focused on education. Like Gore, he will speak at the National Council of La Raza conference in San Diego next month. Two of his major targets: Hispanics alienated by Republican-sponsored immigration laws and conservative voters in southern California. "I want to energize these people to come back," Bush said aboard his campaign plane Monday. "If I do, I think I can win." Bush's state chairman, Gerry Parsky, is pushing frequent visits, appeals to Hispanics and women and unifying Republicans as the only way to capture the nation's biggest electoral prize.
To follow the proceedings of this year's (2000) Border Governors Conference, visit the BGC web site at: www.bgc2000.com
I ask that same question all the time, but never receive an answer.
I'm going to write in Tancredo. That may change, but he's the guy right now.
I see that this idiot Brittle had nothing intelligent or pertinent to add to the discussion, so he did the only thing that he could think of and whipped out the ol' Race Card. I wish Brittle would do us all a favor and crawl back under his rock.
You are correct about this. In fact, I believe that a state ID card (different than a driver's license) is issued by each of the 50 states for a nominal fee, usually about $10-$12.
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