politico: Ascendant Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich delivered an unapologetic defense of his views on immigration Tuesday night, declaring in a foreign policy debate that the GOP should not adopt a platform on immigration that “destroys families that have been here a quarter-century.” (via GOP debate: Newt Gingrich beats back immigration critique - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com) I do not get this guy.  I mean, right, I agree with him here, but it seems so inconsistent with his general platform and extremely unlikely to win him votes in the GOP primary. Perhaps he is thinking about the GOP down the road, i.e. considering how fast the Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing? Or maybe - just maybe - he actually just believes that it is in fact a) wrong/unjust/unfair and b) bad policy to rip apart families that have been in the U.S. for a quarter century and he’s willing to say that.

politico:

Ascendant Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich delivered an unapologetic defense of his views on immigration Tuesday night, declaring in a foreign policy debate that the GOP should not adopt a platform on immigration that “destroys families that have been here a quarter-century.” (via GOP debate: Newt Gingrich beats back immigration critique - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com)

I do not get this guy.  I mean, right, I agree with him here, but it seems so inconsistent with his general platform and extremely unlikely to win him votes in the GOP primary. Perhaps he is thinking about the GOP down the road, i.e. considering how fast the Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing?

Or maybe - just maybe - he actually just believes that it is in fact a) wrong/unjust/unfair and b) bad policy to rip apart families that have been in the U.S. for a quarter century and he’s willing to say that.

Source: politico.com
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    Careful, Newt. Allowing people to see that you have a heart will be taken as a sign
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    I do not get this guy. I mean, right, I agree with him here, but it seems so inconsistent with
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