Thread: Sarah Palin Finally Talks About Immigration

Sarah Palin Finally Talks About Immigration
Thursday October 23, 2008

Sarah Palin finally gave us some insight into her views on immigration during her first interview with a Spanish-language network. In the interview with anchor Jorge Ramos, Palin confesses that she doesn't know how many illegal immigrants live in Alaska, she does not support mass deportation, and she favors a path to citizenship over amnesty.

What is lacking in Palin's responses is a sense that she has a grasp on the bigger concepts. She does not discuss any plans to help solve the immigration issues that Ramos brings up. Instead she gives almost pageant-like answers that are enthusiastic, but lack substance.

The interview was aired during the broadcast of "AquÃ* y Ahora" on Univision N
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Originally Posted by jimpasz

What is lacking in Palin's responses is a sense that she has a grasp on the bigger concepts. She does not discuss any plans to help solve the immigration issues that Ramos brings up. Instead she gives almost pageant-like answers that are enthusiastic, but lack substance.

Same non-committal nonsense you get from Bill Richardson: they both claim to be against amnesty, but will later admit that "pathway to citizenship" is amnesty by a different name.

Why should this come as any surprise to anyone? Anyone that runs with McLame is going to be as corrupt as it gets. She lacks substance? Of course she does. Anyone who thinks they are a foreign policy expert because their state borders on Russia can't be all that bright.

I said it before, McCain chose this women merely in a lame attempt to appeal to Hillary voters who hate Obama. Really worked out well didn't it? By selected her, McCain and the rest of the GOP just proved that they think all conservatives and our movement in general are nothing, but a bunch of dumb rednecks that can be easily manipulated into voting for them by putting on some dog and pony show. I personally find it to be quite embarrassing that they can insult our intelligence like this.

dman1200 wrote:

Anyone who thinks they are a foreign policy expert because their state borders on Russia can't be all that bright.

That must have been something I missed. Can you please provide a source link where Palin claims to be a foreign policy expert?

she favors a path to citizenship over amnesty.

Hello Sarah, a "path to citizenship" = AMNESTY. And it's truly sad that you support this. I hope you retract your verbal support of amnesty after McCain loses. If you don't, I will not support you & will urge my conservative friends likewise.

Here's Mark Krikorian's recent comments about Palin's views on immigration/amnesty:
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National Review Online
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Finally, Someone Asked Her [Mark Krikorian]

We now know what Gov. Palin thinks about immigration, and the results are not good (h/t Auster):

Amnesty

Governor, let me ask you about immigration. How many undocumented immigrants are there in Alaska?
I don't know, I don't know. That's a good question. [MK: She'd have some idea if she'd read my Washington Times piece.]

As governor, how do you deal with them? Do you think they all should be deported?There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant -there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants- not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue that we face with illegal immigration. [MK: Same old false choice of mass roundups or amnesty.]

Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?
No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty. [MK: "total amnesty"! At least she admits McCain's plan is a "partial" amnesty!] You know, people have got to follow the rules. They've got to follow the bar, and we have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided [MK: "services" like Medicaid and food stamps and TANF?] and those opportunities that this great country provides.

To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country. [MK: None of these sentences follow from one another.]

Now, it was obvious, as McCain's running mate, she had to toe the McCain line. But which McCain line? After the campaign's near-death experience, McCain took to talking about "border security first" — which he qualifies out of existence whenever he's pressed on it, but at least the rhetoric was there. What Palin's response shows is that, first, she's completely open to whatever kool-aid they want her to drink — i.e., she has no innate resistance to amnesty for illegals that would cause her to look for less-unappealing ways of saying what the campaign wants her to say. And second, it shows what the campaign is telling her about McCain's views on the issue — if McCain's talk of "border security first" were anything but boob bait for Bubba, his operatives would have made it clear that Palin was supposed to include that in her discussion of immigration, but she didn't even make a passing reference to it.

10/23 10:13 AM

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It looks like it will be up to us to educate her!

Palin, Biden, McCain, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Kennedy, etc. ALL support the exact same amnesty plan that would reward the criminal actions of MILLIONS of ILLEGAL aliens by giving them citizenship.

Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?
No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty.

"Not total amnesty" What on earth? I had a wee bit of hope when she was selected to run as veep, but all is gone now.

I AM VOTING CHUCK BALDWIN ANYWAY.

Originally Posted by butterbean

Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?
No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty.

"Not total amnesty" What on earth? I had a wee bit of hope when she was selected to run as veep, but all is gone now.

I guess "not total amnesty" means McCain would not give illegal rapists and murderers amnesty, while Obama would.