http://www.stanbarnes.com/issues.cfm
Barnes used to be the #2 morning guy at KFYI with (I can't remember his name).
At an old District 19 meeting in Glendale , Barnes came to speak to us (he was still co-hosting the radio show).
I asked him in front of the others what the most difficult decision he had to make as a state legislator. He said it was during a budget crisis when he was asked to vote for a budget that was $80-million dollars in deficit. Stan's nature was to stick to his guns and make the legislature balance the budget. The GOP Leadership's argument was that if he didn't vote for this budget, the Democrats would court the RINO moderates and pass a budget that was 250-million in the red. To further stink up the place, the Leadership said that if Barnes didn't vote with them then he would lose his Committee membership, lose his parking spot, be given the worst secretary they could find and move him into an office shared by some other smelly legislator.
Barnes caved.
http://www.jeffflake.com/issues.php
Flake is a rare breed of conservo-libertarian whose politics just happen to mirror mine. I have no problem with guest worker programs as long as the border is sealed. A GWProgram means less business for the Coyotes and less chance of smuggling in Arabs as the Border Patrol will be less taxed.
Immigration Our nation's immigration policy is in complete disarray and needs to be overhauled. Since January, over 2,000 suspected smugglers and well over 155,000 illegal aliens have been apprehended across Arizona. I will not support an amnesty plan. In fact, our current policy amounts to a de facto amnesty since those who illegally cross the border end up staying as long as they want with little to no chance of getting caught. I support a temporary worker program that would allow those who want to come to the U.S. to work temporarily to do so, but they will have to enter through legal channels. This, coupled with enforcement of immigration laws at the workplace, is the most rational plan we can implement to meet the workforce and national security needs of our country. A temporary worker plan would free up needed resources along our southern border and make it significantly easier for Border Patrol agents to focus on individuals who wish to do us real harm, and not those who simply want to work.
Having said that, we do not have sufficient control of our nation's borders, and that fact represents a serious threat to our nation's security. We must couple comprehensive immigration reform with improvements in infrastructure and enforcement in the border region. For that reason, I am an original cosponsor of the Border Security and Technology Integration Act, which will improve technology, communications, and coordination in the border region to maximize the effectiveness of law enforcement personnel.
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Rick