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NC GOP Candidate Smith Speaks Out
Against Illegal Immigration, Too

Posted by GayPatriot at 7:20 am - April 5, 2008.
Filed under: 2008 Elections,Carolina News,Conservative Ideas,Constitutional Issues,Illegal Immigration,We The People

In my pro-McCrory for NC Governor posting on Thursday, I made the following sweeping statement….

None of the other GOP candidates can make the same claims since they don’t have executive experience and have not made illegal immigration a priority like McCrory has.

At the time I wrote it, I nearly didn’t because I thought it was too sweeping and I admittedly haven’t studied every piece of the other GOP candidates’ platforms in their campaigns for NC Governor.

So, I’m happy to present another side (and a correction-of-sorts) from an email I received from a Fred Smith for NC Governor supporter.

Fred Smith has been campaigning all over the state and since August has visited all 100 counties at least once. He has set out specific things he would do as governor. He has talked at length in every county he has visited about the problems caused by illegal immigration, what it costs the state and what the governor could do to address the problem. He has the support of sheriffs all over the state and has talked with them at length asking them what they need to address the problem.

This reader also referred me to a speech given by Smith which includes strong words against illegal immigration.

 

We believe that we are, as our national motto says, one nation under God. And we believe we ought to speak the English language. And the problem we have today is we have illegal aliens coming to this country with such velocity that they’re overwhelming our melting pot and the reason for that is the federal government has let us down on border security. The federal government has let us down on upholding the rule of law and that’s going to leave it to the states and the state of North Carolina to put a Band-Aid on this problem.

And as governor I would do four things. The first is I would try to make sure that every sheriff’s department had a chance to be a part of the 287(g) program to catch, detain, and deport illegal aliens violating our laws. Second, if you get a driver’s license you be legally entitled to get a driver’s license in this state. Common sense says if that’s what they do in Mexico that’s what we ought to be able to do here in North Carolina. The third thing, we need to pass illegal immigration reform like the states of Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Colorado, have to say if a government agency or institution is going to give a benefit they must enforce federal law which they ask are you legally entitled to this benefit. And fourth we need to have a voter ID card to protect the integrity of our voting system.

Sounds good to me. I’m still a staunch McCrory supporter, but I’m happy that Smith is taking a strong stand on illegal immigration, too!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

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  1. CAREFUL WHAT WE WISH FOR: OBAMA = AMNESTY

    WHY IS NORTH CAROLINA GIVING THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES A FREE “PASS” ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION? Have we given up because everyone in North Carolina perceives their policies to be so similar? Or do we believe the candidates for state government’s claims that they can fix the problem?

    Our state’s job growth and personal income lag the entire Southeast. We are taxed to the bone: the highest corporate tax rate, highest state income tax rate, and the second highest fuel tax and sales tax rates in the Southeast.

    The quality of life we enjoy is collapsing. Medical services decrease while their cost skyrockets. Our children’s schools are over-crowded and under-staffed. We now face water shortages, sprawl, traffic, air pollution, and housing for the poor is scarce. I never imagined our state would become a crime capital, with international drug trafficking, gang activity, identity theft, drunk driving – the list goes on. Meanwhile we release criminals early because of prison overcrowding.

    ONE MAJOR REASON: OUR STATE HAS BECOME A HAVEN FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Estimates place our current illegal immigrant population (primarily from Mexico) at over 650,000. In a state with less than nine million legal citizens, that is a “NUMBER OF CRISIS PROPORTIONS.”

    The simple fact is Washington refuses to enforce the laws on the books. This FAILURE OF THE RULE OF LAW costs taxpayers in North Carolina $1.4 to $1.7 BILLION annually. The money goes to educate the children of illegal immigrants and to pay for federally-mandated medical care for the 58% of illegal immigrants who are uninsured. We are all concerned about the state’s slow job and personal income growth. A study by UNC – Chapel Hill estimates illegal workers depress North Carolina’s payrolls by about $1.9 BILLION each year.

    SOME LEADERS IN WASHINGTON ARE PUSHING FOR AMNESTY. Their plan, similar to the 2007 measure, would directly cost North Carolina taxpayers an additional $3.2 billion annually. Our sympathy should go out to ALL the innocent victims, including the illegal immigrants running from their own government’s neglect. Mexico has one of the largest economies in the world and is rich in natural resources. However, it is a corrupt country, ranked even lower than Columbia. But why fix the problem when you can push the victims on to your neighbor? It is unfair for us to pick up the tab. The best way to show compassion for illegal immigrants is to END illegal immigration.

    RIGHT NOW WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. We will likely decide the Democratic nominee for president. If we fail to use this opportunity to look out for our own interests on May 6th, OUR FATE WILL BE SEALED – WITH AMNESTY.

    North Carolina does not like Hillary Clinton. She certainly has not led the charge to enforce the country’s immigration laws. John McCain let us down, although he has retreated. BUT BARACK OBAMA EQUALS AMNESTY. We are poised to nominate the worst candidate possible for North Carolina!

    OBAMA’S PRO-AMNESTY RECORD BEGAN BACK IN 1998. When elected to the state senate, he immediately advocated state-funded welfare and Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants. He has continued throughout his career. His campaign recently wrote:

    “His father came to this country for the same reasons that millions of immigrants come to this country. Barack Obama believes immigration reform (AMNESTY) is an issue for all Americans, which is why he discusses the issue often on the campaign trail, why he has been a leading voice on the issue in the Senate and why he is committed to reviving immigration reform in his first year in office.”

    CONSIDER THE POLITICAL CALCULUS INVOLVED (you can be certain Obama and his advisors are). Obama tells North Carolina he will be tough on illegal immigration, and we believe him. But the facts speak for themselves:

    - Hispanic Democrats comprise about 6% of eligible voters nationwide;

    - North Carolina Democrats account for less than 1%;

    - The Hispanic vote is critical to winning four “swing states;”

    - North Carolina is a solid “red state” – we handed Bush a 12 POINT VICTORY in 2004.

    Bottom line: Barack will say anything to get our vote to win the nomination. But he knows he is highly unlikely to win North Carolina in the general election: Obama has already written off his assurances to us and pledged his allegiance to the Hispanic community (what do you think he promised Bill Richardson for his support?).

    OBAMA’S PLEDGES TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY:

    1. PUSH FOR AN AMNESTY BILL HIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE.

    (MCCAIN is learning his lesson on the issue; HILLARY has said nothing more than “we’ll see”).

    2. GRANT DRIVER’S LICENSES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

    (Clinton opposes driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants).

    OBAMA’S SHOWED HIS TRUE BELIEFS IN SAN FRANCISCO:

    “It’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT or anti-trade sentiment AS A WAY TO EXPLAIN THEIR FRUSTRATIONS.”

    McCain would be good for North Carolina. Hillary is far less passionate about amnesty than Obama. She does not have desire or charisma to push a harmful bill through Congress. BUT OBAMA’S FERVOR, PASSION AND PROMISES TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ARE TOO DANGEROUS FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Why are we about to take that chance?

    Comment by M WILLIAMS — April 22, 2008 @ 2:30 am - April 22, 2008

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