Mike Huckabee is responding to his critics concerning his stance on illegal immigration. Huckabee has been very liberal on illegal immigration and it is a sticking point for a lot of conservative voters, myself included.
Huckabee said he supports construction of a border fence, opposes amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already in the country and backs penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
He says that now. But when he was governor of Arkansas, he sang a different tune:
And former state Sen. Jim Holt, R-Springdale, said Thursday that Huckabee “has his head in the sand” when it comes to immigration policies.
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“In 2005, he told me personally in his office there was no illegal immigration problem,” said Holt, who introduced legislation two years ago that would have denied all government benefits to illegals.
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Romney called out Huckabee on the scholarship issue in a debate Wednesday and has repeatedly criticized him for his position.
Romney’s campaign Thursday said Huckabee fails to mention that legislation in Arkansas included tuition breaks for illegal immigrants. The original bill contained provisions for both academic scholarships and in-state tuition breaks.
If Huck wants to win, he better get a grip on this quick. Most Americans I know are sick and tired of our borders being wide open. I would stop making silly ads with Chuck Norris and start making some serious comments on border security.
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