No Laughing Matter

Below you will find some information about Governor Huckabee’s troubling record on illegal immigration, his key immigration endorser’s assessment of that record as a “disaster,” and the following on the record quote from spokesman Kevin Madden:.
 
“Mike Huckabee is known as someone who is very witty, but his record of using taxpayer dollars to provide tuition breaks to illegal immigrants is no laughing matter.  At a time when the American people are looking for leadership that will deliver stronger border security, it is clear that Mike Huckabee’s weak posture towards illegal immigration is entirely at odds with many grassroots Republicans who want stronger enforcement.”
 
-Kevin Madden, Romney for President campaign spokesman
 

 
NO LAUGHING MATTER: GOV. HUCKABEE'S TUITION BREAKS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS "A DISASTER"
 
 
The No Laughing Matter!:  A serious look at Governor Mike Huckabee's record and policy beyond the one-liners.  As in:
 
·        Governor Mike Huckabee:  "And the ultimate thing is, I may not be the expert that some people are on foreign policy, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night."  ("Imus In The Morning," 12/4/07)
 
·        National Review:  "The Holiday Inn Express Candidate."  "In sum, conservatives should have worries about the depth and soundness of Mike Huckabee’s foreign-policy views. And staying at a Holiday Inn Express is not going to be enough to allay them."  (Editorial, "The Holiday Inn Express Candidate, National Review, 12/10/07)
 
 
Today, Gov. Huckabee Says The Jim Gilchrist Endorsement Shows That He Was Not "Soft On Immigration":
 
Gov. Huckabee:  "You know, clearly Iraq we've been through, and I think there could have been questions on immigration, in part, because some major developments.  Even though I'm being attacked on it, it was our campaign who got the endorsement of Jim Gilchrest, the founder of the Minutemen Project.  So I think the issue of soft on immigration is taken off the table for me."  (MSNBC's "Morning Joe," 12/13/07)
 
To watch Governor Huckabee, please see:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=favuJq2i-jg
 
However, Yesterday, Huckabee Supporter And Minutemen Founder Jim Gilchrist Calls Gov. Huckabee's Tuition Breaks For Illegal Immigrants "A Disaster":
 
Lars Larson:  "But I want to ask you a couple of questions. I've looked at Huckabee's record.  I've actually interviewed the Governor and I think he's a nice guy, but on illegal aliens, he's a train wreck."
 
Jim Gilchrist:  "On a couple of issues.  Offering the illegal aliens in-state tuition, that's a disaster.  And I've talked to him about that."  ("Lars Larson Show," 12/12/07)
 
To listen to Jim Gilchrist, please see:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1lWTNua5xY