Bob Barr for President 2008: muddled thinking?

Former Republican representative from Georgia Bob Barr has joined the Libertarian Party and thrown his hat into the ring for president of the U.S. He's certainly the most mainstream, most sane person to run Libertarian for a long time, if not forever. He "occupies the 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy at the American Conservative Union, and as a Board Member of the National Rifle Association", but he's also been affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

And, his position on immigration (bobbarr2008.com/issues) shows some possibly muddled thinking. The section "Securing the Border" sounds a bit like the usual blather from the three major candidates and doesn't specify exactly what he does support, leaving me to assume that he would support some form of amnesty for current illegal aliens and/or some form of massive "guest" worker program.

He first quotes the LP's position on the dangers of a completely open border, then says:

Resolving this issue will be a challenge for America as it means that we must be aggressive in securing our borders while at the same time, vigilantly fighting the nanny state that seeks to coddle even those capable of providing for their own personal prosperity... Until all governments are willing to take a unified front to confront this problem, it is the duty of the federal government to secure our borders from criminals, terrorists and those seeking to take advantage of the American taxpayer.
What Barr apparently can't figure out is that it's hard to fight the nanny state when the Democrats are allowed to import millions of people who will vote for the nanny state. And, no one in the U.S. provides for their own "personal prosperity", in that all of us receive some form of benefits from the government. And, that's especially pronounced in the case of illegal aliens and immigrants. No one who employs illegal aliens is paying the full and true cost of their labor, especially when one considers the non-financial costs such as reduced sovereignty and the costs associated with allowing millions to resettle their former lands.

Barack Obama, John McCain, and Hillary Clinton all want to "secure the borders", and all are buried in the pockets of those who want amnesty and a "guest" worker program. Barr needs to provide the details of what exactly he supports and what he opposes. Not that it really matters, since the only thing he'd do is siphon off a small percentage of McCain's votes.
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