Arnold Says Close The Border
You gotta love this guy.
It does appear though that Arnold has backtracked a bit on the use of the word "close." I don't have a link to a source, but a news spot on the radio this morning said a spokesman released a statement explaining that the Governor meant to say "secure" not "close." I'd say closing it is the best way to secure it, but that's just me.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --ť Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the nation's policy on preventing illegal immigration is too lax, telling a group of newspaper publishers the United States needs to "close the borders."And the typical California Democrat response?
Schwarzenegger said, "This is a very important debate. I think it's necessary that we solve the problems rather than try to run the other way."
"Close the borders in California and all across Mexico and in the United States," Schwarzenegger said Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Newspaper Association of America. "Because I think it is just unfair to have all those people coming across, have the borders open the way it is, and have this kind of lax situation."
The Republican governor also suggested exploring several policy proposals aimed at addressing the immigration crisis, including President Bush's proposed guest worker program and legislation sponsored by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., to pave the way for undocumented workers already living in the United States to attain legal status.
"This is a very important debate. I think it's necessary that we solve the problems rather than try to run the other way. It's a hot issue," Schwarzenegger said.
In a statement, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, said Schwarzenegger's comments reflected badly on the state's "productive" relationship with Mexico.Productive relationship? Are you kidding me? I don't call the Mexican government encouraging illegal aliens to come into this country productive, I consider it criminal.
"The Governor should ratchet down his rhetoric and retreat from this narrow-minded approach to immigration policy," Nunez said. "Closing our borders to commerce and culture is an idea that comes from political extremists, not rational policy-makers."
It does appear though that Arnold has backtracked a bit on the use of the word "close." I don't have a link to a source, but a news spot on the radio this morning said a spokesman released a statement explaining that the Governor meant to say "secure" not "close." I'd say closing it is the best way to secure it, but that's just me.
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