Sen Allen on Immigration vs Mudcat and Jarding....Where is Jim Webb?

Here is a little of the exchange between Mathews and Jim Webb front man Steve Jarding and Mudcat Saunders.

MATTHEWS: OK, where do you stand on immigration?

JARDING: Well, the Democrats are going to have to sort it out and sort with the Republicans. My guess on immigration is they're both-neither party wants to deal with them.

MATTHEWS: You're waffling.

JARDING: No, I'm not. Neither party wants ...

MATTHEWS: You're waffling. Where do you stand on immigration?

JARDING: Where do I stand?

MATTHEWS: Would you stop illegal immigration or not?

JARDING: No. Here's what I would do.

MATTHEWS: You wouldn't stop illegal immigration.

JARDING: Here's what I would do. Here's what I would do.

Needless to say there was not a real answer but the one given above.

MATTHEWS: I'm just asking a simple question. Do you want to answer the question Mudcat? Do you want to stop illegal immigration or not?

It was fun to watch. All of this after Sen Allen was clear on what he wants.

MATTHEWS: Let me ask you about this immigration issue. You gave a very strong statement when we were down covering immigration. We were covering the Republican meeting in Memphis and it certainly sinks with the majority opinion in this country. Overwhelmingly, people think we should tighten up the border and stop the illegal flow over the border. That's your position, right?

ALLEN: Yes, sir. And I think it's been neglected. We need more border security personnel, but even when they do catch those who are coming in illegally, the detention centers are so inadequate that they have to release them on their own recognizance. So we need detention centers, you need an actual fence. You can have a virtual fence with unmanned aerial vehicles as well as sensors to help stem the flow of people coming in here illegally. We can find a consensus on that. This should have been done years ago.

Indeed. Great transcript here so read the whole thing.

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