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| Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker |
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s
momentous rise in the polls have set him up for his fair share of criticism.
Some readers fault the governor for not fighting against the federal
judiciary’s imposition of gay marriage. What do concerned partisans expect him
to do? Right-to-work advocates fear that Walker will stand down on expanding
the reform in his state. Public sector unions have been irreversibly neutered
in Area 51 of the Modern Labor Movement, and yet they still complain?
potential Presidential candidacy because of some remarks about immigration in
2013. What exactly did Walker say?
come here and work hard and benefit, I don't care whether they come from Mexico
or Ireland or Germany or Canada or South Africa or anywhere else," Walker
said Tuesday during an interview with the Daily Herald Media Editorial Board of Wisconsin.
"I want them here."
immigration encourages willing, able-bodied individuals to come to the United
States. One issue which immigration activists left and right refuse to talk
about, welfare reform, needs attention. Walker mentioned "work hard and benefit"
as opposed to "not work and live off public benefits". Big
difference. By the way, Walker has a commendable record on welfare reform. Put a fence around the welfare state, and
illegal aliens will self-deport.
then reported on Walker's 2013 immigration comments:
estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally. The editorial
board asked if he could "envision a world where with the right penalties
and waiting periods and meet the requirements where those people could get
citizenship?"
"Sure," Walker responded. "I mean I think it makes sense."
While the Wausau Daily
offered the misleading headline "Walker endorses path to citizenship", there is no language in his responses which support
that editorialized assertion.
cannot arguably counter that the Wisconsin Governor wants to throw American
workers under the bus in the name of Hispanic pandering and open our country
with unsecured borders. Like a number of reasonable people, he
acknowledges that something has to be done about those illegal aliens
already living in the country. Before anyone cries "Traitor!" or
"McGrahamnesty!", one should keep in mind that US Senator Ted Cruz has not advocated for en masse deportation
of eleven million illegal aliens.
A few months later after the 2013
interview, Walker clarified his remarks:
though, on immigration I talked about fixing the legal immigration system,
not going beyond that.
Yes, the system does need reform. It
should not take thirty years for an immigrant to become a legal citizen.
I think for sure, we need to secure
the border. I think we need to enforce the legal system. I'm not for amnesty,
I'm not an advocate of the plans that have been pushed here in Washington, and
I think should I become a candidate, because I'm not yet, it's part of the
exploratory process here, that is something we're going to lay out, plans for
the future. But we've got to have a healthy balance. We're a country both of
immigrants and of laws. We can't ignore the laws in this country, can't ignore
the people who come in, whether it's from Mexico or Central America.
framework on immigration reform? Or do concerned partisans still believe that
Walker favors amnesty? Putting aside his recent rhetoric, his record
does not support this attack.
In 2011, shortly after assuming
office after the first of three statewide election victories, Walker repealed
in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. Didn't hear about that? Here are specific comments on the issue:
proposed state budget, Gov. Scott Walker wants to repeal a law that allows some
undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
Even the New York Times tried to demonize Walker after repealing the program.
That's right, he got rid of it. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, for all his
tough talk and bluster, caved in and gave up this issue,
even when he had rejected the idea during his 2009 campaign
for governor. Walker stuck to his principles,
even when immigration activists protested in 2014:
is Valeria Gonzalez, who came to the U.S. when she was four years old. She
will graduate from UW-Milwuakee in May. She was able to pay in-state tuition
because of a state law on the books when she enrolled, allowing it. Gov. Scott
Walker, however, removed funding for the program from the budget soon after he
was elected in 2010. Gonzalez says there are lots of students who could benefit
if the program was reinstated.
Not only did Christie fail on this
issue, but Texas Governor Rick Perry signed this provision into law, then took heavy boos from the 2012 Republican Primary crowd. The Texas Republican Party has since pledged to
repeal that law. Current Governor Greg Abbot refused to pander for Hispanic
votes with amnesty, and he won a greater share of the Hispanic vote in 2014
compared to Perry.
for illegals, yet will keep costs down for legal in-state citizens. Along with
newly-elected Texas Governor Greg Abbot, Walker has joined the nationwide state-sponsored lawsuit against Obama for his 2014
Executive Amnesty overreach, too. Why has the media not reported on his repeal
of in-state tuition for illegal aliens? Why has the media neglected to inform
the public about his clarified stance on immigration? Whatever the reasons,
Republicans, conservatives in particular, and Americans in general should
understand the full nature and import of Walker's stance on immigration.
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| Hardly pro-amnesty, Walker repealed in-state tuition for illegal aliens |
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