I had the opportunity to attend a house party in Wolfeboro featuring Democratic presidential wannabee Gov. Bill Richardson. Touting a long resume of government service, he claims to be the most experienced man for the job. Following a lengthy list of promises bound to make many a hard-core liberal quite happy peppered throughout his stump speech, the New Mexico Governor took questions from the 40 or so people present. Wouldn’t you know– even at a Democrat event, the first question that came up was about illegal immigration.
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His solution to the approximately 12 million illegals involves what he calls "earned legalization" which is NOT citizenship, or amnesty. He calls for learning English, payment of back taxes, a fine up to nine thousand dollars, backround checks, following the laws (isn’t that hard for an ILLEGAL immigrant?) and what he calls "embracing American values". This YouTube VLog captures Gov. Richardson detailing his thoughts on the matter. In my opinion, he sounds like a politician trying to be on every side of the argument. It runs just over six minutes…
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