McCain, Giuliani and Huckabee Propose AMNESTY for ILLEGALS


Hispanics to hear from GOP
By Stephen Dinan

The top Republican presidential candidates reversed course and have agreed to take part in a Spanish-language debate next month aimed at Hispanic voters, setting up an acrimonious clash over illegal aliens, an issue roiling the Republican primary.

Fred Thompson agreed Thursday to the debate, igniting a dash to sign up by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Sen. John McCain of Arizona already had accepted the debate, to be broadcast by Univision, the country’s largest Spanish-language television network.

It comes even as Mr. Thompson and Mr. Romney are sparring over who takes the toughest line on illegal entry, with Mr. Romney releasing a new television commercial yesterday laying out his stance.

[color=red][b]“As president, I’ll oppose amnesty, cut funding for sanctuary cities and secure our borders,â€