Rut-roh. I agree with Newt!

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   habeeposted 12 years ago

   I've never been a fan of Gingrich, but last night in the GOP debate, he looked like the moderate on immigration. He thinks illegals who have been in the US for 25 years, have kids and grandkids here, have never committed crimes (other than sneaking into the country illegally), and have been contributing members to their communities should be granted amnesty. I agree! They won't be citizens - they'll be legal aliens.

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      Ralph Deedsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I'm not a Gingrich fan either, and I was surprised by his position on immigration. It was similar to the proposal by Bush and Ted Kennedy which made sense to me. Deporting 12 or 13 million people isn't practical or humane.

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         habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Ralph, it makes perfect sense to me, too. And something else that impressed me was that Newt didn't walk back his statement when confronted by the other candidates - something that's getting harder and harder to find in politics. Of course, the far right is having a field day with this. Ugh.
         
         Hope you have a wonderful holiday, Ralph!

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   livelongerposted 12 years ago

   I agree that Newt's position on immigration is closest to my own among the GOP candidates.
   
   ...not that I would ever conceivably vote for him, mind you.

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      MelissaBarrettposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, Newt is one of my "move to Canada" candidates.

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         livelongerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Canada might not be far away enough if he won! Fortunately, he doesn't really have a chance.

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   oldandwiseposted 12 years ago

   I'm not fond of him either, but I support that stand.

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   Ralph Deedsposted 12 years ago

   Gingrich has serious character issues. I wouldn't trust him out of sight. He makes Richard Nixon look like a saint.

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   TheMagicianposted 12 years ago

   I REALLY don't trust the man (like most here haha) but I def. agree with the stance!

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   Pcunixposted 12 years ago

   Ayup.  I don't think there's anything else I like about him, but he was at least being sensible here.  Maybe there's hope for him yet.

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   mikelongposted 12 years ago

   Both Perry and Gingrich surprised me concerning their views on undocumented immigration.
   
   They are headed in the right direction, but we have to go further...and it starts with how we use our foreign policy and corporate reach....

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