Thread: Giulialani Talks Tough On Immigration

By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 6 minutes ago



DAVENPORT, Iowa - Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that if elected president he would end illegal immigration in as few as three years by employing the same police tactics he used to reduce the crime rate as New York mayor.
"It can be done. It is not impossible," Giuliani told his audience at a town hall-style meeting. "You can do this, you can stop them at the border."

Giuliani said he would boost the number of border security agents to 18,000 from the current 12,000, and build a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border with technological monitoring to reduce illegal immigration.

He also would deploy federal agents along the border at 50-mile intervals, using high-tech monitors to detect people trying to enter the country illegally.

Giuliani said expanding the force is the same strategy he employed as mayor to lower New York's crime rate. Adding border agents could have similar results on immigration, he said.

"If you do this for two or three years, you'll change behavior," Giuliani said. "If people come to the border and figure they can't get in, they'll stop."

Giuliani was pushing on an issue that deeply divides the nation and where there are significant differences between the Republican candidates.

Rival Sen. John McCain supported a failed immigration bill that would have provided a pathway to citizenship for the roughly 12 million illegal immigrants in the country. That stance cost him backing of party conservatives who view that as granting amnesty.

On Tuesday, rival Fred Thompson proposed stripping some federal grant money from cities and states that do not report illegal immigrants to federal authorities. Thompson also called for stronger border security.

Giuliani said the nation needs first to stop illegal immigration before it can turn its attention to the legal immigration it needs to fill certain jobs.

He also would institute a tamper-proof ID system to make sure that legal immigrants are working, "which means they would be paying taxes and Social Security."

Rudy Giuliani = sanctuary city. i trust him like i trust harry reid.

Originally Posted by Bostonteaparty

Rudy Giuliani = sanctuary city. i trust him like i trust harry reid.

Ghouliani is just another huckster.

Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal

Giuliani said the nation needs first to stop illegal immigration before it can turn its attention to the legal immigration it needs to fill certain jobs.

He also would institute a tamper-proof ID system to make sure that legal immigrants are working, "which means they would be paying taxes and Social Security."

So he is promoting "guest workers" by suggesting he will stop illegals as he stopped crime in NYC?

He sued the federal government while Mayor of NYC when ICE tried to deport illegals there and now he is implying that we can trust him as the President of our federal government to enforce the laws against illegals?

Furthermore he wants to use our federal taxes to "institute a tamper-proof ID system" to keep track of guest workers. No reduce our taxes and excuses for taxes by making "guest workers" illegal! Produce and meats will be overall cheaper for consumers if we reduce the excuses for more federal taxes and spending.

He even stated that he wanted to use this ID system to make sure the guest workers "are working", now this will be a tax burden!

You know he had his chances many times before he has done nothing which tells me he just want something in return

Most people that fight and want stopped the crime by these soon to be dearly deported
Want nothing but America in return ... Most criminal alien fighters want nothing in return but the mess cleaned up, and if the truth be told , both sides of the pre presidential bone heads can do that with out saying it and with out running for office its talking time over just do it then get your office…
Americans might let you keep it ….
IMO
Honestly and I mean no disrespect to any New Yorker, but if it wasn’t for 9/11 Rudy wouldn’t even be running he would be making money some other political way

He didn't say anything about deporting illegals already here...

Originally Posted by daggul

He didn't say anything about deporting illegals already here...

he keeps saying identify

I'd trust Rudy about as far as I could throw him...

Rudy will NEVER get my vote.
He doesn't speak about those here and enforcing workplace laws for a dam good reason. He will legalize all here in a heartbeat. He'll be able to say he never promised otherwise.
Big deal, he'll put more people on the border. Don't trust this man.
We don't need him or want him.