nhboy
06-15-2012, 03:31 PM
Link to original source. (http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/haley-barbour-warns-gop-not-to-demonize-illegal-immigrants-calls-europes-immigrants-radicalized-terr.php)
"Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour warned Republicans on Friday that the party needs to embrace immigration reforms that will provide legal status for undocumented workers.
“We need to do better among Hispanic voters,” he told reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. “In my state, where fewer than 3 percent of the voters are Hispanic, we need to do better.”
Barbour’s remarks came shortly before the White House announced it was ceasing deportations for some young illegal immigrants who had entered the country as children. He warned that the party would be misguided to demonize illegal immigrants, a point he illustrated by demonizing immigrants in other countries instead.
“I believe we are very lucky compared to our European friends and allies, that their neighbors to the south who want to come in to get work despise their way of life, are many radicalized terrorists,” he said. “What we have coming into our country to work on our side are Christians, family-oriented entrepreneurial and by and large work, really, really hard.” "
"Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour warned Republicans on Friday that the party needs to embrace immigration reforms that will provide legal status for undocumented workers.
“We need to do better among Hispanic voters,” he told reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. “In my state, where fewer than 3 percent of the voters are Hispanic, we need to do better.”
Barbour’s remarks came shortly before the White House announced it was ceasing deportations for some young illegal immigrants who had entered the country as children. He warned that the party would be misguided to demonize illegal immigrants, a point he illustrated by demonizing immigrants in other countries instead.
“I believe we are very lucky compared to our European friends and allies, that their neighbors to the south who want to come in to get work despise their way of life, are many radicalized terrorists,” he said. “What we have coming into our country to work on our side are Christians, family-oriented entrepreneurial and by and large work, really, really hard.” "