McCain Booed By Michigan Crowd While Talking About Illegal Immigration

I agree with Mitt Romney that "immigration" is necessary to strengthen America, but "illegal immigration" brings America down. As sad as it is to deport people illegally living in the US, it is equally sad that thousands of others who are legally trying to immigrate are denied because of those who basically budded in line by breaking the law. John McCain, no matter what he tells you, basically will give amnesty to illegal immigrants if they pay enough money ($5000) and meet a few other conditions. Considering that it costs money to legally immigrate anyway, that's like telling someone "if you steal, you better watch out because we'll make you pay for the stuff you took", without any other action or punishment taken. Obviously if this happened, theft would be far more rampant. Evangelicals for Mitt pointed out that in the video McCain "uses his tired old line about how he's not going to deport the mother of a soldier serving in Iraq. Seriously -- how many soldiers have moms that are here illegally? Come on, Senator. Let's deal with the issue without trying to manipulate the patriotic feelings of Michiganders." Mitt Romney is the strongest on this issue. He understands that making exceptions to the rule only sends a message that it is okay to try to sneak into the country and if you happen to get caught you'll get a slap on the wrist. John McCain, despite his claims, is weak on this issue so important to many Americans. Here is McCain getting booed by Michiganders who understand how much of a true hypocrite he is. At the end there are a few cheers, probably from his democratic supporters!

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What Can Mitt Do for Michigan?

The next state to hold Republican primaries is Michigan. It is Mitt's home state and the state in which his father, George Romney, was governor. As far as strategy goes, it is an important state for Romney to win, holding 30 Republican delegates. All this being said, these reasons are not in any shape or form valid reasons to vote for Mitt (just as the fact that Huckabee is Evangelical is no reason for other Evangelicals to vote for him, ignoring merit and the issues). But there are plenty of really important reasons for Michigan to support Mitt.

Michigan is in dire need of someone who can turn it around economically. Michigan was largely built on the backs of the "big-three" auto makers and many other companies which manufacture parts for or are directly related to the auto industry. You don't need me to tell you that the "big-three" aren't exactly doing the greatest as of late, and thus the auto industry in Michigan (again, an overwhelming portion of the state's economy) is pretty beaten up. Enter Romney, a shrewd businessman who has turned many a company completely 180 degrees, from being destitute to profitable. Frankly, Michigan needs Mitt Romney. He would be the best candidate to stimulate the economy, among all the other positive effects he will have. Hopefully Michigan voters will stick to the issues, rather than less important things as was done in Iowa and somewhat in New Hampshire.

Jason Bonham of Race 4 2008 wrote a pertinent article on the matter, entitle "Why Romney Speaks to Michigan Voters". I highly recommend taking a look.

Here is the Romney Michigan ad "It's personal to Me"

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