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Ron Paul ∞ Speaking at California GOP Straw Poll & Wins (1/2)

Here Paul talks about foreign policy after he won the Straw poll in California. Here he states Not in NATO. The UN not telling us when to go to war. No more Containment Wars.

RP doesn't have a chance because of his odd positions on immigration and foreign policy.  He doesn't think Iran is a threat, maybe not to the US but clearly that regime needs to fall the same way Egypt did. 

RP shouldn't retire though, he's a good voice on economic policy.  Last term, farewell dude.

RP doesn't have a chance because of his odd positions on immigration and foreign policy.  He doesn't think Iran is a threat, maybe not to the US but clearly that regime needs to fall the same way Egypt did. 

RP shouldn't retire though, he's a good voice on economic policy.  Last term, farewell dude.

Ron Paul has a very sound foriegn policy

freindship, trade but no nation building and no intervention, If Iran is a threat to her neighbors then let Irans neighbors take care of iran,, it is none of our business,

Maybe Paul is more correct on his views than the media gives him credit for, The biggest obstacle that Paul faces is the media and its bias.

Quote from: Juggernaut on November 03, 2011, 09:14:09 PM

RP doesn't have a chance because of his odd positions on immigration and foreign policy.  He doesn't think Iran is a threat, maybe not to the US but clearly that regime needs to fall the same way Egypt did. 

RP shouldn't retire though, he's a good voice on economic policy.  Last term, farewell dude.

RP's stance on immigration is typical of libertarians and is the one of the main reasons why I could not identify with libertarians.

What is his stance on immigration?

Quote from: Conley on November 06, 2011, 01:54:53 PM

Quote from: Mister D on November 06, 2011, 01:41:00 PM

Quote from: Juggernaut on November 03, 2011, 09:14:09 PM

RP doesn't have a chance because of his odd positions on immigration and foreign policy.  He doesn't think Iran is a threat, maybe not to the US but clearly that regime needs to fall the same way Egypt did. 

RP shouldn't retire though, he's a good voice on economic policy.  Last term, farewell dude.

RP's stance on immigration is typical of libertarians and is the one of the main reasons why I could not identify with libertarians.

What is his stance on immigration?

He's an open borders loon like most libertarians.

Uhh...read these and I think you will find that you like him better:

Paul considers it a "boondoggle" for the U.S. to spend much money policing other countries' borders (such as the Iraq–Syria border) while leaving its own borders porous and unpatrolled;[33] he argues the U.S.–Mexico border can be crossed by anyone, including potential terrorists.

Paul believes illegal aliens take a toll on welfare and Social Security and would end such benefits, concerned that uncontrolled immigration makes the U.S. a magnet for illegal aliens, increases welfare payments, and exacerbates the strain on an already highly unbalanced federal budget.[54]

Paul believes that illegal immigrants should not be given an "unfair advantage" under law.[55] He has advocated a "coherent immigration policy", and has spoken strongly against amnesty for illegal aliens because he believes it undermines the rule of law, grants pardons to lawbreakers,[56] and subsidizes more illegal immigration.[57]

Paul voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, authorizing an additional 700 miles (1100 kilometers) of double-layered fencing between the U.S. and Mexico mainly because he wanted enforcement of the law and opposed amnesty not because he supported the construction of a border fence.[58]

Paul believes that mandated hospital emergency treatment for illegal aliens should be ceased and that assistance from charities should instead be sought because there should be no federal mandates on providing health care for illegal aliens.[58]

Paul also believes children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens should not be granted automatic birthright citizenship.[59] He has called for a new Constitutional amendment to revise fourteenth amendment principles and "end automatic birthright citizenship",[60] and believes that welfare issues are directly tied to the illegal immigration problem.[61]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul#Borders_and_immigration

How do you like him now?