Monday, April 6, 2015

Scott Walker reverses amnesty stance in bid to woo conservative primary voters
Wisconsin’s Republican governor now espouses security-first immigration approach
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was for a path to citizenship before he was against it, having embraced it in 2013 before reversing himself this year, now espousing a security-first approach that has become the fallback position for much of the Republican presidential field. (Associated Press)
- The Washington Times - Monday, April 6, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has become the latest potential Republican presidential candidate to try to tailor his position on immigration to the party’s primary electorate, assuring voters that he is now against granting citizenship rights to illegal immigrants.
Mr. Walker was for a path to citizenship before he was against it, having embraced it in 2013 before reversing himself this year, now espousing a security-first approach that has become the fallback position for much of the Republican presidential field.
“I do not believe in amnesty for citizenship,” Mr. Walker said at a press conference in Milwaukee this week. “I believe if someone wants to become a citizen, they need to go to their country of origin and come in the same system just like anyone else.”

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