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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Flashback: Biden Opposed Amnesty, Called for Immigrants to Speak English

Former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden praised a 2006 immigration bill for denying amnesty to illegal immigrants and punishing businesses that employ them.

In an interview with NBC’s Chris Matthews in 2006, then-senator Biden voiced his support for the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, sponsored by Sens. Ted Kennedy and John McCain. When asked by Matthews if there was a Democratic Party position which "accommodates the need to stop illegal entry, punish people who hire people with cheap wages illegally, and also gives hope to people who live here illegally," Biden said that he believed the McCain-Kennedy Bill would achieve those ends.

Matthews then asked, "Can you scare an employer in this country … into not hiring an illegal because the punishment's so high that if you get caught, it's a huge embarrassment to your family, and you may just get hit with a fine that'll kill you?"

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Typical. Most politicians are disingenuous and say what they think voters want to hear. All that is accomplished is acknowledging their hypocritical waffling and pandering; and these idiots lead our country.

Anonymous said...

Lets do a flashback to petty Trump asking for the SS McCain to be moved! SISSY!