Has Mike Huckabee "gotten religion" on the illegal alien issue? In contrast to his pro-illegal alien stance as governor of Arkansas where he wanted drivers licenses and in-state tuition rates for illegal aliens, denounced immigration raids, called plans to deny taxpayer benefits to illegals "racist" and "bigoted" and said there was not a real problem with immigration, Huckabee now seems ready to get tough.
From Fox News:
The plan is similar to those put out by his GOP rivals. In it, Huckabee proposes constructing a border fence with surveillance cameras by July 1, 2010. He also suggests increasing the number of border patrol agents and imposing steep penalties on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
The plan also calls for a zero-tolerance policy toward amnesty and states that all illegal immigrants would have a 120-day window to register and leave the country. Under the proposal, those who register and leave will face no penalty, while those who do not, if caught, will be barred from the United States for 10 years.
I think Huckabee's plan sounds great. And it's always good to see converts to the cause, even if late.
But when they come late to the party, especially with an, um, political incentive to say the right thing, I always have to wonder about the gut-level sincerity. I've always put more stock in walking the walk than talking the talk.
But hopefully he means it, because it sounds exactly like the comprehensive strategy we need to fix this mess.
2 comments:
Looks like the "Big Tent" might have gotten a little smaller. Everyone wants to be Duncan Hunter with out being a book end.
Bruce -
Yeah, Bruce, I think it was the smartest thing he could have done, politically. It's certain to diffuse a lot of the criticism of him in this area. I'm sure a lot of people won't think twice about what he's actually DONE in this area.
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