During CNN/YouTube Presidential Debate Republican Candidates Sound Off on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
December 03, 2007 by
The Republican candidates for president were asked to answer the question, "Will you pledge to veto amnesty for illegal immigrants?" during the CNN/YouTube debate that aired on November 28.
A video of their responses posted to the YouTube website showed Senator Fred Thompson, Rudolph Giuliani, Senator John McCain, and Congressman Tommy Tancredo responding to the question, as well as to attacks on their positions on the
issue. The candidates talked about enforcing the nation's borders, dealing with illegal immigrants already in the country, and eliminating sanctuary cities.
Fred Thompson vowed to veto amnesty for illegal immigrants.
"Yes. I will pledge that. A nation that cannot and will not defend its own borders will not forever remain a sovereign nation," Thomson said.
"We have thousands of people standing in line at embassies around the world to become United States American citizens. To come here to get a green card. To come here and to assimilate, to become a part of our culture. They are a part of what has made out country great. Some of our better citizens, we all know them and love them. Now it's our country together - theirs and ours now together. It's our home. And we now get to decide who comes into our home. And to put somebody above them or in front of them in line is the wrong thing to do."
"We've go to strengthen the border, we've got to enforce the border, we've got to punish the employers who will not obey the law, and we've go to eliminate sanctuary cities and say to sanctuary cities 'If you continue this, we're going to cut off federal funding for you. You're not going to do it with federal money.'"
Thompson went on to Rudolph Giuliani's record on illegal immigration, saying that, under Giuliani, New York was a sanctuary city.
"We did have a sanctuary city... in 1996 I helped pass the bill outlawing sanctuary cities. The mayor went to court to over turn it. So if it wasn't a sanctuary city I'd call that a frivolous lawsuit," he said.
Giuliani was then given a chance to respond to Thompson's attack.
A video of their responses posted to the YouTube website showed Senator Fred Thompson, Rudolph Giuliani, Senator John McCain, and Congressman Tommy Tancredo responding to the question, as well as to attacks on their positions on the
During CNN/YouTube Presidential Debate Republican Candidates Sound Off on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
Date: November 28, 2007Fred Thompson vowed to veto amnesty for illegal immigrants.
"Yes. I will pledge that. A nation that cannot and will not defend its own borders will not forever remain a sovereign nation," Thomson said.
"We have thousands of people standing in line at embassies around the world to become United States American citizens. To come here to get a green card. To come here and to assimilate, to become a part of our culture. They are a part of what has made out country great. Some of our better citizens, we all know them and love them. Now it's our country together - theirs and ours now together. It's our home. And we now get to decide who comes into our home. And to put somebody above them or in front of them in line is the wrong thing to do."
"We've go to strengthen the border, we've got to enforce the border, we've got to punish the employers who will not obey the law, and we've go to eliminate sanctuary cities and say to sanctuary cities 'If you continue this, we're going to cut off federal funding for you. You're not going to do it with federal money.'"
Thompson went on to Rudolph Giuliani's record on illegal immigration, saying that, under Giuliani, New York was a sanctuary city.
"We did have a sanctuary city... in 1996 I helped pass the bill outlawing sanctuary cities. The mayor went to court to over turn it. So if it wasn't a sanctuary city I'd call that a frivolous lawsuit," he said.
Giuliani was then given a chance to respond to Thompson's attack.
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- Fred Thompson said that New York under Mayor Rudolph Guiliani was a sanctuary city.
- John McCain said the American people do not trust Republicans because of the party's failures.
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