Comments on: MDE EXCLUSIVE: HATCH TELLS POLICE OFFICERS GROUP HE ADMIRES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

By: Roving Reporter

Roving Reporter — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:11:33 +0000

Hatch never said that he thinks anyone should be able to enter the US. What he said is, if he found himself in a desperate situation where he had to choose between his family starving and breaking the law to get into the US, the fear of committing one criminal act would not be enough to let his kids starve. Admiring someone who is willing to work that hard for family is truly admirable.

And why would the Minnesota Governor need to even have a position on this issue? Do you frequently see packs of feral toque wearing canadian immigrants roving the streets with hockey sticks robbing people of their back bacon?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:10:09 +0000

So Demrock wants anyone from Mexico to be able to come to the U.S. to better their lives, legally or not. I wonder if Demrock supports the betterment of the lives of Iraqis by getting rid of Saddam?

By: Demrock6

Demrock6 — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:23:05 +0000

I am with Hatch. If your family is starved, kids are ill, and can’t make ends meet, you bet I would want to come to America by any means possible. Anybody who says otherwise is lying if they say the do not want something more. I do not agree that the right way to get here is to come illegally, but for folks in dire straights it is a last resort. I am sure they would rather be able to come lawfully.

No matter where people are from the promise of America equals hope for the hopeless.

By: KenT

KenT — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:42:02 +0000

Since the DFL party and Mike Hatch only care about getting votes and not where or how they are cast, they can never be trusted to enforce Immigration law. If they won’t enforce those laws, then what other law will they ignore?

By: jimj

jimj — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:51:34 +0000

Keep it up Roving(STRIB) Reporter and MN Politics !
With every new post you show everybody what BLIND, STUPID DFL HACKS YOU BOTH ARE !

By: Eva Young

Eva Young — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:46:34 +0000

Mike Hatch has totally dissed Stonewall DFL. It will be interesting to see whether they endorse him.

http://lloydletta.blogspot.com/2006/06/mike-hatch-avoids-stonewall-dfl-caucus.html

By: Roving Reporter

Roving Reporter — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:28:12 +0000

You are saying that Mike Hatch admires people who want to better themselves?

THE HORROR!!!!

What next? Will he say he prefers clean drinking water and safe roads?

By: MNGOVERNOR » Blog Archive » Hatch on Illegal Immigrants

MNGOVERNOR » Blog Archive » Hatch on Illegal Immigrants — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:46:10 +0000

[...] MDE has the goods on this, but Hatch said on Monday that he admires illegal immigrants. Even worse he says that if he were in their shoes he would do the same thing and sneak into this country!!! [...]

By: MN Politics Guru

MN Politics Guru — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:42:37 +0000

Wow, Republicans bashing Democrats on pointless immigration issues. Perhaps the Republican motto should be “No tired campaign trick left behind.”

I can’t speak for Hatch, but I can say a few things. First, your “costing taxpayers $100 million” is complete B.S. and you are certainly smart enough to know it. Just about everybody refuted that study from the Pawlenty administration. Most real studies show no net gain or loss from illegal immigrants for the most part.

And yes, I do admire the work ethic of illegal immigrants, working 12 or 16 hours a day doing crap day labor work or slicing carcasses, often not getting paid at all. It’s a lot more than you or I are doing in our air-conditioned offices.

If I were in Mexico, would I cross the border? Probably, and so would you. No two countries in the world that share a border have such a huge economic disparity as the U.S. and Mexico, so if I cared about improving the lives of myself and my family (and I do), then crossing the border is something I would probably do if I could. Can you honestly say that you would not do the same?

Finally, I really do hope that all fo the Brodkorbs did have all of their papers when they immigated. It would be too bad if you were making false statements to score political points.

By: MN Governor

MN Governor — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:41:06 +0000

Is this for real? What a joke, I hope someone taped his speech!!!

By: StillwaterCop

StillwaterCop — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:58:30 +0000

I had heard rumors from other law enforcement that he made this comment. It will be interesting to see if Mr. Hatch will try to deny he said this. I hope before he denies it, he remembers how Dean Johnson got caught in a lie a few months back. That damn technology. Those digital recorders are smaller and smaller.

By: NW MN DFLer

NW MN DFLer — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:55:21 +0000

We fight every day up here to try to convince rural voters that we are not some collection of crazy left-wing interests. This type of stuff kills us. There is a reason they are called “illegal aliens,” as what they are doing is “illegal.” Hatch owes us an explaination on these comments.

By: Dumbing it Down for the Left

Dumbing it Down for the Left — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:53:05 +0000

Oh my, this is pretty incredible. You missed one question that Hatch, now more than ever, needs to quickly answer. What is Mr. Hatch’s opinion on these ridiculous sanctuary laws that the lefties in Minneapolis thrust upon the people. My guess is that his answer to the question will depend on the audience.

By: RochesterGOPer

RochesterGOPer — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:51:12 +0000

Nice work MDE. Hatch has been trying to be all things to all people, so it is nice to see him get pinned down on an issue. It is troubling that he would take such a ludicrous possition, and this is going to be a very serious issue in this race. Keep up the great work.