Hilary Clinton against Illegal Immigration:

Hillary Clinton Against Illegal Immigration?
Dec. 14-2004:

Sen. Hillary Clinton is seemingly taking a hard-line against illegal immigration and is being lauded by Conservatives for the position. The Washington Times yesterday cited at least two instances in recent weeks, when the New York Senator has stated her tough stance on the issue.

These reportedly include an interview last month on Fox News last month when Clinton said she does not "think that we have protected our borders or our ports or provided our first responders with the resources they need, so we can do more and we can do better." And in an interview on WABC radio, she said, "I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants," according to the Washington Times.

"Clearly, we have to make some tough decisions as a country, and one of them ought to be coming up with a much better entry-and-exit system so that if we're going to let people in for the work that otherwise would not be done, let's have a system that keeps track of them," the paper quoted her as adding.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, a conservative Colorado Republican, who has been a staunch backer of tighter immigration policies, has taken notice. "She's not a dumb woman," Tancredo spokesman Carlos Espinoza told the Times. "She's got a great liberal base, and she realizes there's no better way to draw in more conservative voters. She has really come out to the forefront on that."

Meanwhile, in a statement on the passage of The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Clinton stated, “While I look forward to a productive debate on immigration issues in the next Congress, I am pleased that there are a number of key immigration reform provisions in this legislation, including those addressing the process of obtaining U.S. visas.”

The move is being viewed by Conservatives as a welcome ploy to pull in more voters from Republican states, should she run for President in 2008.

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