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Lmfao...he controls the military. That ******* border is going to be shut down one way or the other.
40% of Latino vote & won in 2004; McCain's 33% lost in 2008
Strategists generally agree that to win the White House a Republican nominee needs to secure 40% of the Latino vote, the portion George W. Bush won in 2004. 4 years later Republican John McCain got only 33% when he lost to Democrat Barack Obama.
But for Republicans seeking their party's nomination, the calculation can be different: it is more important to gain white working-class votes by staking out the position of being the toughest candidate on illegal immigrants than it is to court the ascending bloc of Latinos, whose influence registers mainly in the general election. So in the 2012 primary the former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney promoted the idea of a high-tech fence stretching the entire length of the US-Mexico border, nearly 2,000 miles long.
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The Rise of Marco Rubio, by Manuel Rogi-Franzia, p.221 , Jun 19, 2012
We're a nation of immigrants, but also a nation of laws
In 2006, I gave the first-ever primetime presidential address on immigration. "We're a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws," I said. "We're also a nation of immigrants, and we must uphold that tradition, which has strengthened our country in so many ways." I then laid out a five-part plan to reform the immigration system:
- A major new investment in border security, including doubling the Border Patrol by the end of 2008 and temporarily deploy 6000 National Guard troops
- The temporary worker program, which would include a tamper-proof identification card
- Stricter immigration enforcement at businesses, which would reduce exploitation and help slow demand for illegal workers
- Promote assimilation by requiring immigrants to learn English
- What to do with the approximately twelve million illegal immigrants in the country? [I outlined] a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant and a program of mass deportation.
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Decision Points, by Pres. George W. Bush, p.303-304 , Nov 9, 2010
Deploy border fence; end “catch and release”
America needs to secure our borders--and with your help, my administration is taking steps to do so. We’re increasing worksite enforcement, deploying fences and advanced technologies to stop illegal crossings. We’ve effectively ended the policy of “catch and release” at the border, and by the end of this year, we will have doubled the number of border patrol agents. Yet we also need to acknowledge that we will never fully secure our border until we create a lawful way for foreign workers to come here and support our economy. This will take pressure off the border and allow law enforcement to concentrate on those who mean us harm. We must also find a sensible and humane way to deal with people here illegally. Illegal immigration is complicated, but it can be resolved. And it must be resolved in a way that upholds both our laws and our highest ideals.Source:
2008 State of the Union address to Congress , Jan 28, 2008
All that is one presidents bullshit on the Mexican border. It was all lies. Why would Trump being one of the political elite do any different? His drones will rabidly defend his blatant lies much like aBammers did. Americans get the leaders they deserve.