Michele Bachmann: Newt Gingrich Wants to Make Illegals Legal

Submitted by Anonymous on November 22, 2011 - 9:42pm

Newt Gingrich, who voted for amnesty for illegal aliens in the 1980s, proposed a guest worker board to review the status of some 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country.

"Let's be humane and don't separate families," Gingrich said at Tuesday night's GOP debate.

Michele Bachmann jumped on that point, declaring, "We should not make 11 million illlegal workers here legal."

Mitt Romney appeared to side with Bachmann, saying that to "focus a debate on amnesty is a huge mistake."

Speaking about terrorist activities south of the border, Rick Perry said it's time for "a 21st century Monroe Doctrine."

The Texas governor renewed his pledge to employ "strategic assets and boots on the ground" as well as sanctions against Mexican banks to reinforce the border.

Responding to a question about border-crashing drug cartels, Ron Paul denounced the war on drugs as "a total failure."

"Handle it like alcohol," Paul said. "Prescription drugs kill more people than illegal drugs."

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