At the CNN YouTube Republican candidate debates on Wednesday, front-runner Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney battled it out over who has held the “holiest” sanctuary for illegal immigrants, Giuliani’s city of New York or Romney’s own back yard, dueling over the right to a self proclaimed devilish approach to immigrant control. Even Anderson Cooper couldn’t control the shots fired back and forth over the heads of the thousands who reside in the United States illegally.
Yet as Giuliani and Romney seemed to be content with redundant accusations of shepherding the flocks, it took candidate John McCain to remind them that these are humans they are talking about, not dumb sheep.
"We must recognize these are God's children as well," McCain said. "They need our love and compassion, and I want to ensure that I will enforce the borders first. But we won't demagogue it."
Mike Huckabee also defended his position on respecting those illegally residing in the US, especially their children and his support for allowing these children to be eligible to apply for college scholarships.
Both McCain and Huckabee have been criticized by the GOP for their “soft” approach to immigration policies.
Romney proved his concern to appeal to the mainstream inhuman approach to illegal immigrants by responding, "Are we going to say kids who are here illegally are going to get a special deal?" Romney asked.
Huckabee objected, saying that scholarships would be based on merit, as for all applicants. "We are a better country than to punish children for what their parents did," he said
Hopefully we are also a better country than to vote for candidates who punish the parents for wanting a better life for their children. While the issue of illegal immigration must be addressed, the issue is one of helping these people to become safe, secure, and capable of providing for their families, legally in the United States or in an improved economic condition back at home.
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