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Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:52 p.m. EST

Dick Morris: Hillary's Immigration Calculation

Former Clinton White House political advisor Dick Morris says there was more to Hillary Clinton's bible-themed immigration critique on Wednesday than meets the eye.

Blasting a GOP bill that would make illegal immigration a felony, Mrs. Clinton complained:

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

Morris tells NewsMax: "The woman who said that she was 'adamantly against' illegal aliens now compares them to Jesus.

"Before she said that she felt we needed to police our border but now she opposes making legitimate efforts to protect our borders."
But as is usually the case with the Clintons, there a political calculation to Hillary's hypocrisy.

"Her statement," says Morris, "reflects the fact that she has to run in Hispanic-heavy New York before she seeks the presidency."

The top strategist says Hillary is like a boat tacking back and forth depending upon which way the political wind is blowing.

"One admires the admiral, but the course is hardly consistent," he observed.

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