by Jan Shedd | December 28, 2011 | Opinion
Ann Coulter has posted a new piece on her website, dated 12.28.11, entitled Only One Candidate is Right on the Two Most Important Issues. In the post she says,
“Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have won statewide elections, but Huntsman and Perry ran in extremely red states that don’t resemble the American electorate. Only Romney and Santorum have won a statewide election in a blue state, making them our surest-bets in a general election (true) . But if Santorum wins, we lose on the second most important issue — illegal immigration – (false) and he’ll be the last Republican ever to win a general election in America.”(also false).
and then she says:
“Among the most effective measures against illegal immigration is E-Verify, the Homeland Security program that gives employers the ability to instantly confirm that their employees’ Social Security numbers are legitimate. It is more than 99 percent accurate, and no employee is denied a job without an opportunity to challenge the records.
Although wildly popular with Americans — including Hispanic Americans — the business lobby hates E-Verify. Employers like hiring non-Americans because they can pay illegal aliens less and ignore state and federal employment laws.
Any candidate who opposes E-Verify is not serious about illegal immigration. If anything, E-Verify ought to be made mandatory to get a job, to get welfare and to vote.
Kowtowing to business (while pretending to kowtow to Hispanics), Paul, Perry and Santorum oppose E-Verify. As a senator, Rick Santorum voted against even the voluntary use of E-Verify.” (true but misleading).
and -
“Only Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney aren’t trying to sneak through amnesty for illegal aliens. Both support E-Verify.” (false-they are not the only ones who support E-Verify).
I like a lot of what she says throughout the post but, in the end, she thinks Romney is the only one who can win. And I have been one of Ann’s biggest fans for a number of years, but that is beginning to change.
Knowing what a solid conservative Rick Santorum is, I found her claims about his position on E-Verify bizarre. I called the Santorum campaign and left a message telling them what she had written. I got a call back in a couple of hours. These are the facts:
In 1997, E-Verify was called the “Basic Pilot Program.” The bill was HR 3610. On 7.18.96, Rick Santorum voted for it. In 2003, it was renamed the “Basic Pilot Program Extention and Expansion Act of 2003.” On 11.12.03, Rick Santorum voted for it. In 2006, Congress was considering the McCain/Kennedy-amnesty-for-illegals bill, if you will recall. By then it was called E-Verify, and it was in the bill. Rick voted against it because he was voting against amnesty for illegals.
Funny . . . Ann left that part out.
The Santorum campaign is putting something together for me to send out that clearly explains his position on illegal immigration and border security. I will post it when I get it.
Like I said, when the Republican Primary comes to Texas, I will be voting for Rick Santorum to be our nominee.
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Thank you clearing up the E-Verify question – that info needs to be disseminated and FAST! I will do my part because I believe that E-Verify is a must-do and a no-brainer for any conservative and I just couldn’t square that with the meme that Santorum was against E-Verify. Of course, if it was added to the monstrosity of the McCain/Kennedy amnesty bill, then no wonder!
AND YOU KNOW IT! I’m a black conservative myself and I WILL BE VOTING FOR SANTORUM! With all of these bills that are voted upon in congress, it’s a wonder that the senators and congressmen can keep a straight face…for the most part. This is the type of representation that we need in Washington D.C., concise, constitutional and the will of the American people being expressed. God Bless Rick Santorum and God Bless America!
His web site doesn’t address immigration and e-verify. I’m for him if he is for e-verify. Bachmann has all the right answers otherwise.
Shame on Ann Coulter. How can you not question everything that comes out of her mouth. When did we lose the truth serum in life and win at all costs. So sad when you have to search for the truth. Michigan is big on e-verify and the tv ads are on the e-verify issue….how many voters are going to look up the truth.
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