Immigration and Presidential Election Poll

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Website that shows where the presidential candidates stand on immigration issues:

http://www.betterimmigration.com/candidate...6/prez2008.html

Edited November 6, 2007 by Mister Fancypants

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Thompson - the so-called poster boy of the conservative wing of the GOP...

Washington, DC - Fred Thompson is in the Sunshine State again today, announcing an immigration plan that earns an A+ for political pandering, but just doesn't line up with his earlier positions on the issue. Seeing a political opening, Thompson today called for stronger laws to force employers to verify workers' legal status and to increase the enforcement of existing immigration laws yet in the Senate, he supported a temporary guest worker program for agriculture workers and voted against funding to enforce laws and fines for employing illegal immigrants already on the books. Why the change of heart?

Thompson's flip-flop on immigration is just further proof that Fred lacks an agenda or reason to run. Just last week Thompson said, "I really don't know what I would do in my first 100 days." From covering up his true record on abortion to renouncing the campaign finance reform legislation he advocated for in the Senate, time and time again Fred has failed to articulate what he stands for or what he would do to tackle the issues facing our country. Thompson's inability to present a clear vision for America has clearly hurt him with voters as he went from tied for first at 27% last month to just 19%. [CNN Poll, Released 10/16/07]

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Romney

As he raises campaign cash in Nevada today, smooth talking Mitt Romney is hitting the airwaves with a new radio ad aimed at convincing Iowa and New Hampshire voters to ignore his record of flip-flops and hypocrisy on immigration reform. The new ad, entitled "Exceptional," is Romney's latest desperate attempt to hide the fact that he defended the Bush-McCain immigration proposal in 2005 by saying it was different than amnesty, and supported a "path to citizenship" for undocumented workers as recently as 2006. Now, struggling to earn conservative votes, Romney has reversed himself. [boston Globe, 3/16/07; Lowell Sun, 3/30/06; AP, 8/15/07; Boston Herald, 8/15/07]

While Romney has never hesitated to flip-flop to win over skeptical primary voters, the one thing he has refused to do is offer a clear plan of his own. Even the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), has blasted Romney for offering all criticism and no solutions on immigration reform. [McClatchy Newspapers, 6/9/07]

"The only thing exceptional in smooth talking Mitt Romney's new ad is his willingness to say anything to hide his record of flip-flops and hypocrisy on immigration reform," said Democratic National Committee spokesman Damien LaVera. "Slick ads can't hide the fact that immigration is one of an endless list of issues on which Romney has refused to offer a clear vision or real plans for the future."

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Giuliani

Washington, DC - While Rudy Giuliani promises to be tough on immigration, his record as Mayor of New York City shows a different picture, and raises questions about the Republican candidate's swing to the far right on the issue. A day after accepting the endorsement of former California Governor Pete Wilson, best known for promoting the divisive Proposition 187 targeting immigrants, Rudy Giuliani continues to run away from his record on immigration while he campaigns in Los Angeles today.

That record shows that as mayor, Rudy Giuliani told New Yorkers in no uncertain terms, "we want to protect" undocumented workers, and "pushed policies" that favored undocumented immigrants. Giuliani even filed a lawsuit against the federal government to block efforts that would have required the city to turn in illegal immigrants who sought city services. At the time Giuliani justified his support noting, "the reality is that they are here, and they're going to remain here." [The New York Times, 4/22/07; The New York Times, 10/12/96;]

Now, scrapping for votes from conservatives angry about illegal immigration, Giuliani is distorting his record, and going so far as to promise to end illegal immigration while including border security as one of his twelve campaign commitments. [AP 8/14/07] But Giuliani has come under attack even from his own party chairman. Republican National Committee Chairman Mel Martinez, a Florida Senator, took "a swipe" at Giuliani and fellow GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney "for not offering solid solutions to America's immigration crisis." Martinez went so far as to allude to both Romney and Giuliani when he "urged" an audience "to pin down the Republican candidates on immigration when they" came to his home state. [st. Petersburg Times, 8/15/07]

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Clinton

2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is blasting a GOP-backed immigration bill, claiming bizarrely that the legislation would "literally criminalize . . . . probably even Jesus himself."

Clinton invoked the biblical theme on Wednesday while restating her opposition to a bill sponsored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner that would make illegally entering the U.S. a felony.

Surrounded by what the Associated Press described as "a multicultural coalition of New York immigration advocates," the former first lady ripped the GOP bill as "mean-spirited" - insisting that it flew in the face of Republicans' stated support for faith and values.

"It is certainly not in keeping with my understanding of the Scriptures," she declared, before adding: "This bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself."

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where's kucinich?

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Bill Richardson on Immigration Reform

Edited November 7, 2007 by Mister Fancypants

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I found this!

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Tancredo on immigration...

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My vote won't depend on this issue at all.

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Hum Where is Ross

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Obaman on immigration.

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where's kucinich?

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I found this!

Just like I have said so many times: NAFTA!

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voted!

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Obaman on immigration.

Sounds like a cool new superhero.

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i met richardson long ago in new mexico..he was a Rep. admired him and his views.

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Obaman on immigration.

Sounds like a cool new superhero.