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At 7:00P on a Sunday, I'm watching the political insiders with Doug Schoen (Clinton pollster), Pat Caddell (Carter pollster) and John LeBoutillier (former Republican Representative NY). They're on the whole second half hour of Harris Faulkner's FNC show and they're a hoot. Wouldn't miss them for 60 Minutes.
Johnson is on MSNBC right now, saying why he thinks we should "make it as easy as possible"
for an unlimited number of immigrants to move here A.S.A.P.
the only realistic and … humane policy is to find a fair and safe way to allow non-criminal, undocumented immigrants to get right with the law and go about their lives, paying taxes, having a valid Social Security number, and earning a legal status. No cutting the line. No "special" path to citizenship. Just a common sense way for undocumented immigrants with jobs, families, and a clean record to come forward and live by the same rules as the rest of us.” Johnson also criticized Donald Trump’s immigration proposals, saying “Rounding up more than 11 million people -- a population larger than all but the 7 largest states in the union -- is a ludicrous notion to begin with. Everyone knows it, including Donald Trump. It was a lie cloaked in a promise.”
But that is only with regard to those here now. Regarding future immigrants:
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, “I think we should make it as easy as possible for somebody who wants to come into this country and work to get a work visa. I’m not talking about a green card. The solution is to create a moving line. Don’t put the government in charge of quotas. There will either be jobs or there won’t be jobs. And a work visa should include a background check and a Social Security card so that taxes get paid.” Johnson also said that “there should be a pathway to citizenship, and there should be an embrace of immigration as something really good. They’re not taking jobs that U.S. citizens want.”
I think he's right. I think he envisions a system that is better and safer than the one we have now. And certainly safer than a wall.
He goes on to say that around 30% or Republican voters believe the scourge of the earth is Mexican immigration. Trump nailed down that vote early.
He doesn't favor letting in criminals or potential terrorists, or people sneaking in. He doesn't want them working for $3 an hour while gov't doesn't know they're here. He wants there to be work visas, and he wants them to get a social security number and pay taxes. He wants a legal path to citizenship if they are interested and can pass the tests. That would not amount to nearly everyone in Mexico coming here ASAP.
He's talking about *legal* immigration, which we've always allowed
The iffy part may be he wants families united and says if the father is working here legally, then the mother & children should be allowed to come. I'm not sure what the law says about that? Also, as far as those who are here illegally, there was a time when some came in illegally and few cared, as the legal way in was almost impossible. These people got married. had kids, got jobs, & some have been here for 30 years. He does not want to kick them out. But I'm sure he doesn't want people to come here who wouldn't even attempt to get a job and just be welfare recipients with free healthcare.
In my upper Midwestern suburb, in recent years, we've had many Hispanics, blacks, & Asians move here. Yet our crime rate remains at half the national average. Best wishes.
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Originally Posted by Snowball7
Johnson is on MSNBC right now, saying why he thinks we should "make it as easy as possible"
for an unlimited number of immigrants to move here A.S.A.P.
Gary Johnson said North Korea is our greatest (external) threat. He thought maybe we could have some He doesn't demand we allow a particular number of immigrants in. He said maybe we could have an ally in China maybe helping keep the N Korean leader from attacking USA. China and other Asian countries supply us with many consumer goods we can afford, so they're not all bad.
We wrecked Iran, killing huge numbers, because the guy who paid for the 9/11 attacks is in Pakistan? More like trading blood for oil? Defense contractors got richer, so that's all that matters? There's little reason we should trust our gov't until it has more honest people like Gary Johnson. Corporate bribery usually means harm to many of us. Gary Johnson is for the 100% equally. Best wishes.
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Originally Posted by fisheye
His remarks on immigration were enough for me to hear: "Try this, instead: No caps. No categories. No quotas." That came form this link: Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson. With that attitude you might as well say there is no United States anymore. We should just turn over our nukes to North Korea, Iran and China and watch how their 'Libertarians' run our (used to be) Country.
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