Whitman: Brown lies about her immigration views

[pampango]

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman on Thursday accused her Democratic opponent of lying to voters about her stance on immigration to undercut her support among Latinos.

After meeting with Latino metal workers during a campaign stop in South Los Angeles, Whitman said Jerry Brown lied when he said she supports Arizona's tough new law to curb illegal immigration, which put local police officers on the front lines of enforcing federal immigration law.

When the candidates met for their second debate earlier this month in Fresno, Brown accused Whitman of trying to have it both ways on immigration.

"As far as the Arizona law, she's says the Arizona law is OK for Arizona. So she's for the Arizona law for the people who are suffering right now, the people who are cleaners in Arizona," Brown said at the Oct. 2 debate. "Here in California where they're not proposing the law, she says it doesn't apply here."



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Voter Guide: Brown, Whitman clash on immigration

http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/voter-guide-brown-whitman-clash-immigration-5921

The GOP candidate, who has advocated penalizing employers who hire illegal immigrants, was also dogged by several days of scandal after it was revealed she had employed an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper for nine years.

The clearest policy difference between the two is how they would deal with the millions of illegal immigrants already in the country.

Brown believes in a path to citizenship, calling it “the only human thing to do.” He supports the DREAM Act, federal legislation that would make citizenship possible for those brought here illegally as children. He has also said he believes students should be able to attend state universities regardless of immigration status and that such legislation would be "one of the first bills I sign" after dealing with the budget. “I want to treat everyone whether they're documented or not as God's child,” he said during the Fresno debate.

Whitman considers a path to legalization “amnesty” and is staunchly opposed to it. Like fellow Republican and U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, she has largely avoided addressing the issue of illegal immigrants already living here. Her statements have focused instead on securing the border and strengthening controls for preventing illegal immigration.
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Sounds like Whitman is sticking with the repubs' favorite immigration strategy - "attrition through enforcement" - which leaves millions of exploitable workers in the country illegally indefinitely to the benefit of employers. It is small wonder that she does not support a "path to citizenship" (part of the union-supported immigration reform strategy) which would deal with this problem.

[saltpoint]

1. Still 12 days to go, but I'm liking Brown's relentless

hammering of Whitman's extreme and extremely questionable views.

From recent polling, it looks as if a lot of Californians agree with him and are not exactly thrilled with her.

All of Meg's money doesn't compete with Brown's smarts and his record of public service.

[No Elephants]

3. He has a great ad showing she's saying the exact same things Ahnuld said.

[saltpoint]

4. Yes. He's not giving her much room to roam. Which is

fine with me.

I loved your remark, "She looks Asian."

[No Elephants]

2. She looks Asian.

[Javaman]

5. Meg, back peddling is very unattractive.

she's beginning to flail in earnest.

She has lost.

[Bette Noir]

6. Typical Republican. Trashes Latinos, but expects us to vote Republican.

Ain't gonna happen, Baby. Latinos can be conservative, but we know where we're not wanted.

[county worker]

7. She use to have a radio add saying how tough she will be on illegal immigration

and that she would end sanctuary cities like San Francisco. Of course that was when she was trying to out tea party her opponent during the primaries.