Interesting: where Giuliani, as mayor of New York, championed the cause of legal immigrants and often defended illegal immigrants, ‘he now talks of penalties for people […] illegally [in the US] and requirements for them to wait at the back of the line. And while he once pushed policies like providing schooling for the children of illegal immigrants by saying, “The reality is that they are here, and they’re going to remain here,� now he emphasizes denying amnesty.’
His aides describe this development as a “shift in tone�, explaining that “his basic thinking has not changed, but that his emphasis has shifted to reflect the times.�
Anthony V. Carbonetti, a senior political adviser who has worked with Mr. Giuliani for 15 years, said: “Immigration reform has to begin with border security because we are a nation at war. He is still very proud that people want to come to this country.�
More and more Republicans / Republican voters want Giuliani to make clear where he stands on immigration these days. Does he want to, effectively and aggressively, fight illegal immigration, or does he still favor the policies he favored when he was mayor of New York?
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