Posted by
GunnyG© on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:04:29 AM
Why I like Fred Thompson.
One, the guy stated that he is gonna campaign his own way and not follow the sheeple or the established norm. He's out there stumping among the people, not kissing the a**es of rich donors like Hitlary, oBLAHma, RINO Rudy, and the others do. This tells The Gunny that he does his own thinking, not some political strategist puppermaster.
Two, the guy sees the problem of illegal immigration and goes to where the problem IS, to speak about it. Thompson chose to announce his plan in Collier County, which has vast tomato farms that hire thousands of immigrants and last year was part of a two-county sweep that saw 163 illegal immigrants arrested in one weekend. Thompson's campaign said 22 percent of the county's crime is committed by illegal immigrants. To the sheriff, Thompson said: "You've clearly been swamped with a particular kind of problem because the federal government, in large part, has let you down and has not done their part." "There's not a lot of new legislation that needs to be passed," the candidate said. "We need to enforce the laws that are on the books. There are laws against illegal immigration, there are laws to secure the border, there are laws against sanctuary cities, there are laws against publicly funding illegals, and that law is being disregarded." THIS folks is COMMON SENSE LEADERSHIP!
Three, Fred's plan is something that has been batted about here on TH over and over and HE reaches the same conclusions as most of us common folks do. That the government ain't doing a D*MN thing about it and will not punish those who fail to enforce the laws. Fred stated on Tuesday that the government should yank federal dollars from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants. He also challenged presidential rivals RINO Rudy and Romney by criticizing "sanctuary cities" where city workers are barred from reporting suspected illegal immigrants who enroll their children in school or seek hospital treatment. Fred nailed both of them between the eyes with this. "Taxpayer money should not be provided to illegal immigrants," Thompson said at a round-table discussion that included Collier County, Fla., sheriff Don Hunter. Thompson has argued his rivals are soft on illegal immigration because Giuliani, as New York mayor, sued the federal government to keep his city's sanctuary policy and because Romney tolerated sanctuary cities as Massachusetts' governor.
Four, Fred is the ONLY guy to HAVE A PLAN! Fred's plan includes:
1. Sanctuary cities would lose discretionary federal grants, as would colleges and universities that allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
2. Stronger laws forcing employers to verify that workers aren't illegal immigrants.
3. A rigorous system to track who is coming in and out of the country.
4. Increased prosecution of "coyotes," smugglers who bring illegal immigrants across the Mexican border.
5. Stronger border security. Fred pointed out: "In 1996 we passed a bill, I was in the Senate, that outlawed sanctuary city cities. Mayor Giuliani went to court to defeat that law," Thompson said.
Great job RINO Rudy! What a mook. Romney and Giuliani both are calling for tougher border security and enforcement of immigration laws, although in the past they spoke favorably of measures that would provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million immigrants here illegally. The SCAMNESTY BILL! No thanks RINOs, please go back to where you came from. Your services are not needed.
COMMON SENSE LEADERSHIP AT LAST!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071024/ap_on_el_pr/thompson_immigration