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Headlines differ on Spanish-language debate; no “alien” talk in Miami
The Spanish language GOP presidential debate Sunday night at the University of Miami inspired very different headlines from two large wire services. Check it out:
The Associated Press: “GOP Hopefuls Temper Anti-Immigrant Talk.”
Reuters: “Republicans Talk Tough Against Illegal Immigration.”
For what it’s worth, the Miami Herald seemed to agree with AP with the headline, “A Softer Tone In Bilingual Debate,” but the New York Times was more like Reuters, saying, “Republican Candidates Firm on Immigration.”
Another interesting note on the unusual debate — none of the GOP presidential candidates used the term “illegal alien” during the 90-minute exchange which was broadcast by Univision to a Spanish-speaking audience.
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By Jeff
December 10, 2007 9:52 PM | Link to this
There’s a transcript of the GOP’s Univsion Debate available over at Hugh Hewitt’s blog. http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/991cc1aa-b60f-421b-b3da-51592fe3cec2
For those of us who are old hands at the immigration debate, it’s not to difficult to parse the language of candidates and extrapolate what it means.
By L1M89
December 11, 2007 8:06 AM | Link to this
[, and we found a survey from Los Angeles Times that said that 60 percent of the voters in the United States think that — they are in favor of granting legal status to undocumented aliens if they meet certain criteria. Why, if the majority supports that, why not support that idea?]
L.A. Times survey = 100% Pure B.S.
Illegal Aliens.US Link - http://www.illegalaliens.us/
AMNESTY means never having immigration enforcement!
U.S. Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Link - http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/amnesty.html
[Until 1986, the United States had never forgiven the act of illegal immigration in other than individual cases and had never rewarded large numbers of illegal aliens with the opportunity for U.S. citizenship.]