Posted under Election 2012 & Immigration & Republican Party
Christie is doing good work in the blue state of New Jersey trying to trim spending, and as such he has received notice and praise in fiscal conservative circles. Some have even talked about him as a potential Presidential candidate in 2012. Unfortunately he is very weak on immigration. Not only does he seem to advocate for amnesty (a “clear path” to citizenship), but he also is critical of state level action such as Arizona’s new law. As I point out in the comments, immigration and the demographic change it brings about is an existential issue for the GOP. Apparently Christie can’t do simple math or is perfectly OK with his party being permanently relegated to an increasingly irrelevant minority status.
Addendum: It seems like the Politico writer Smith has spun Christie’s statement somewhat. I’m still not crazy about Christie’s statement, but Smith does appear to have embellished it some. Thanks to RonL for pointing this out.
Puggg on 30 Jun 2010 at 7:59 pm #
His hand-picked Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno, is pretty good on immigration. Her last job was County Sheriff of a county in Northern NJ, and she signed up for 287g.
I’m not surprised Christie is on the other side on immigration and all other implicitly racial issues. Hal Turnergate pretty much proves why.
RonL on 01 Jul 2010 at 6:19 pm #
While Christie is nowhere near as strong as I would like, you confuse Christie’s actual statements with the spin of the leftist Smith.
http://www.publiusforum.com/2010/07/01/politico-misleads-on-nj-gov-chiristies-immigration-position/
The American Conservative » What to do, what to do on 18 Jul 2010 at 5:42 pm #
[...] good and his efforts fell flat. Timing is everything in politics. Christie could be a moderate (and when it comes to immigration apparently he is ) but any responsible governor (of which Christie is of course) seeing the long-term problem states [...]