Fred Thompson speaks out on immigration issues
Jim Stratton | Sentinel Staff Writer
The Orlando Sentinel
7:19 PM EDT, September 14, 2007On his campaign swing through Florida, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has hammered away illegal immigration, saying that America must secure its borders to ensure national security.
Friday, he went a step further.
Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee, said it might be time to reconsider the country’s long-standing practice — one prescribed by the Constitution — of granting citizenship to any child born on U.S. soil.
“That law was created in another time and place for valid reasons,” Thompson said during a campaign stop here. “It probably needs to be revisited.”
*snip*
As I have stated back on June 12th with respect to immigration reform legislation…
“The only legislation that should be getting pushed through Congress is one that strengthens our borders with fencing, electronic surveillance, and a strong military presence, one that forces state and local municipalities into compliance with federal immigration guidelines, one that mandates stiff penalties for those who harbor or employ those who are here illegally, and one that demands immediate deportation of these people back to their country of origin without any possibility of ever returning to the United States unless their lives are threatened by severe reprisal from their home government …AND NO MORE ACCEPTIONS FOR ANCHOR BABIES!!!”
Thanks Fred, you sure are working hard to make my difficult choice a lot easier :)
