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Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016/Immigration
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 Scott Walker |
Governor of Wisconsin (2011-2019) Milwaukee County Executive (2002-2010) Wisconsin State Assembly (1993-2002) |
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- Scott Walker said on August 30, 2015, that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Canada border should be considered a "legitimate" issue.[2]
- When asked if birthright citizenship should end, Walker said on August 17, 2015, “I think that’s something we should — yeah, absolutely, going forward."[3]
- Clarifying his position on birthright citizenship on ABC News’ “This Week” on August 23, 2015, Walker said that he did not want to change the Fourteenth Amendment. "My point is any discussion that goes beyond securing the border and enforcing laws are things that should be a red flag to voters out there who for years have heard lip service from politicians and are understandably angry,” Walker said.[4]
- In a May 2015 interview with Breitbart, Walker said border security was "a matter of national security." Walker criticized the lax response to border crossings, saying, "This is truly a matter national sovereignty, in that if we were having people penetrate our water-based ports throughout the Gulf [of Mexico] or either coast, we’d be taking swift action initially with the Coast Guard and eventually probably with the Navy. Yet, we have international criminal organizations seeking to penetrate our land-based borders to the south—the push for drugs, for firearms and increasingly for people from a trafficking standpoint—it’s just horrific we’re not taking more action to truly secure that border."[5]
- In July 2013, Walker said, "If people want to come here and work hard and benefit, I don't care whether they come from Mexico or Ireland or Germany or Canada or South Africa or anywhere else. I want them here." After expressing support for a pathway to citizenship, Walker commented on Congress' role in immigration reform, saying, "Not only do they need to fix things for people already here, or find some way to do it, there's got to be a larger way to fix the system in the first place. Because if it wasn't so cumbersome, if there wasn't such a long wait, if it wasn't so difficult to get in, we wouldn't have the other problems that we have."[6]
- During his 2010 campaign, Walker said, "As governor, I will sign similar legislation to the Arizona law [on immigration] to ensure the taxpayers of Wisconsin are not paying for benefits like BadgerCare and in-state college tuition for people who are here illegally."[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York Times, "Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Run for President," September 21, 2015
- ↑ International Business Times, "A 'Legitimate' Issue: Scott Walker Thinks US-Canadian Border Wall Is Worth Examining," August 30, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Scott Walker: The U.S. should ‘absolutely’ stop granting birthright citizenship," August 17, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "On birthright citizenship, Scott Walker takes yet another stance: Don’t change the Constitution," August 23, 2015
- ↑ Breitbart, "Walker: We'd be sending in Navy to stop illegals if they were swarming our sea ports like they do southern border," May 26, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Gov. Walker backs citizenship pathway for illegal immigrants," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Capitol Report: Wisconsin could be next to see Arizona-style immigration law," November 11, 2010
