THANK YOU, Mr. Thompson! About time someone admonished Mexico's leader that he should try to help his own economy rather than encourage his own people to leave the country for somewhere else.

hhhhhaaaallleeellluuuuyyyaaaa - DEPORT THEM - i'm all for it

right on Fred. If you really mean what you say, you just got MY vote!

I think we will all find out that Fred is for real, Fred is the man.................He will probably get this vote.....

O.K. Kentucky fried Fred bring on the hate mongering, great script, close to T.V., but you'll definitly need a little more drama. The "Gee", when will I really say I running" was a nice touch, Tommy Thompson should have picked up your que.

Fred Thompson is the only viable candidate in the Republican field.

Discuss this with fellow Fred Heads at www.fredthompsonforum.com

Mexico embraced US style capitalism. Are you guys saying that maybe a Latin American country should embrace another system... maybe Bolivarianism? Venezuela does have the fastest growing economy in Latin America... and we don't see too many illegal aliens sneaking out of Venezuela. On the contrary... we see millions of Colombians, Mexicans and other Central Americans sneaking into the United States... and Colombia and Mexico were the countries which opened their economies to US investment.

Please close that border, and let Mexico look south to it's brothers, not North to the cold hearted blue eyed gringo masses! Please United States... please close that border, so Mexico can elect it's own Hugo Chavez, or it's own Evo Morales, or it's own Correa!

THANK GOODNESS someone has the stones to say something about this. Liberal guilt is liberal racism...this country is insane: Bush supports open borders, Dems support open borders. But the people DON'T. At least Fred gets it.

Guilt-Free in LA
--Josh

Fred pops open a can of Whoop-Ass and you folks cheer him as the savior. Picture Sheriff Fred saying, "All 8 million illegals are under arrest." What then? Well, the jails will be full and there will be no place to put the murderers, thieves and rapist. Perhaps he'll suggest they board at your house for a while. Not a likely scenario, of course, but there is no way to arrest, try and deport 8-12 million people, except in the movies. Maybe Fred will figure that out, if the press ever asks him a follow-up question.

In response to Sandra lea:
The only group of people who are fair game for racist comments are White Southern Males.
Yes, you can get away with referring to Fred Thompson as "Kentucky fried Fred bring on the hate mongering . . ."
Try picking on a black democrat as a "watermellon eating cotton picker, too lazy to work,and your sentiments will quickly be excoriated.
"YOU' are a racist, and I predict that another Conservative Southerner (Rather than a Northeastern Liberal) will get elected I
Just reading your response, I would fairly guess that you are from the North and think being "Southern" means racism and dumb.
Touche'. You are the "dumb" one.

Fred didn't say to "arrest" illegals, so why would we need new space in jail? Besides, the jails are so crowded because they are filled with illegal alien rapists, murderers and gang scum.

Robin - We could simply re-open Roosevelt's interment camps. But this time we'd be filling them based on people's legal status (illegal aliens) rather than, as Roosevelt did, solely because of their race. All we'll really need is some fencing and rifles.
And don't forget - Roosevelt did what needed to be done at the time. He was also a Democrat.

Looks like Fred might be the man come
November '08.

I'm all for rounding them up and sending them back--EVERY ILLEGAL ALIEN one of them.

I am against giving them a second chance to "get in line with everybody else."

If we truly want to STOP the invasion, then we have to make it a one-opportunity-to-do-it-right--legally--program.

No taxes? No jobs, no income, no schools, no theaters, no other religion but Islam, no freedoms--nothing!

Since when is standing up for the people of your OWN country hatemongering?

We ARE NOT the World. If you think so, move to another place you like better than here!

GO FRED!

PS, Fred Thompson is speaking for most Americans with common sense. He's got my vote already!

1) Secure the borders first!

What ever it takes. An Israeli style security fence ocean to ocean if necessary. Enviromentalists . . . go F&^* off and just shut up!

2) Start seriously enforcing laws against businesses knowingly hiring illegal workers.

Businesses know that they are hiring them. Especially farms, land scaping, construction, restaurants, etc., etc.

I am a technology based business owner. It is very easy to spot an illegal applyiung for a job. I won't hire anyone that is not a US citizen. If the ACLU doesn't like that, so what?

3) Start rounding up and immimeduately deporting illegal aliens and those that have over stayed their VISA.

No court proceedings are necessary. Just do it. The sherrif of Maracopa county, Arizona used to have illegal aliens that they had apprehended driven in a sherrif bus to the border when ICE wouldn't do it.

4) If immirants follow our immigration rules and laws to enter the US and start the road to being an American citizen then I welcome them with open arms.

If they don't I'll boot their rear ends out of this country over the fence at our border.

Protect the privacy of citizens! Stop spying on us and deport all non-citizens! WOW! What a concept!!!

Well, we'll see. I won't classify a Republican candidate as possessing common sense until he has the guts to spell out the things the for which the Democratic Party stands and then proceeds to list the horrifying damage that has been done to this country by the Democratic party over the most recent 40 years. To borrow a thought from The Fountainhead 'There has been a lot of discussion and volumes written, but just look at the results.

Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson ? Decisions, decisions.

Hunter is probably the most conservative of all of the Republican candidates. I think Thompson fall some where close to the center of the nine. But taking this stand could move him closer to the right.

For Fred Thompson to take the position of the rule of law and supporting the enforcement of our laws, how long before the National Council of La Raza and Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center come out and call Thompson a racists ?

And has any one noticed that the Democrat's candidates refuse to talk about the issue of illegal immigration except they are all in lock step for rewarding criminal behavior with amnesty.

Fred - You are a day late and a dollar short, Rudy has the nomination.

He's just another unhooded jingoistic racial nincompoop.

FRED THOMPSON IS AN EMPTY SUIT. Contemplate that one. What has this imbecile contributed to American life other than playing the role of "Authority Figures" in movies and television drama's? The least distinguished Senatorial career of anyone in the race, Thompson was more well known for being lazy, lacking a strong work ethic but enjoying cocktail parties, skirt chasing and serving as one of the best lobbyists that money could buy. Excuse me, but Fred Thompson is NOT qualified to be a City Councilman, let alone President of the United States. He is not heir to the Reagan mantle. Reagan had Chief Executive experience as the Governor of California. Fred Thompson should be running with a FOR SALE sign over his head. However, I think he has already been bought, as yet another similar alternative being offered up to the American public, a NEO-CON in disguise is Fred Thompson.

Will Fred Thompson use his own car to deport 12 million illegal immigrants? Or does he expect me to pay for it? Fred, you're a pandering fool.

Steve,it's gotta be cheaper to drive them to the border than to give them health care and social security.

Christopher, you're over looking Sen. Clinton, as having the least distinguished senatorial career.
She's running on her Lying Husband's coat tails
Own up to it.

Re: Steve Campitelli's comment on who's going to pay for the deportation 12 million illegal aliens ?

Well Steve, we Americans are already paying billions on illegal aliens. If you take a look at what illegal aliens pay in taxes and what they use in services, education of their children, using hospital emergency rooms for general health care, the large number of illegals in our jails, etc. in the long run it would be cheaper to the tax payers to deport them all.

Thompson isn't the first Republican to say this but right on for Fred anyway! Notice how silent the Democrats are on this subject...the American people overwhelmingly support securing the border and cracking down on employers who hire them.

Confusion on all Sides, nothing will
change, whoever will becom "il Presi-dente"

Finally!! Someone in the top ranks not afraid to tell it as it should be told. This illegal immigration mess is appalling and those that pander to the illegal alien criminals must NOT be elected. What Bush and the rest (except for Tancredo who I respect greatly) refuse to face is that, yes, all illegal aliens are criminals and many if not most are felons for forging a Social Security/ETIN number or stealing someones identity in order to fraudulently get a job.

Isn't Geraldo Mexican?

This one is easy. Just declare that they have one year to be out of the country or face an automatic 18 months in jail, and then DO IT. 5 years of caught again, after all, this is the penalty for being in MEXICO illegally! They will RUN FOR THE BORDER!

No, Fred, no. What you far right wingers do not understand is that the illegal immigrants actually are paying taxes, granted they are using fake social security numbers. But they are not getting the tax refunds that most Americans receive each year, because they're afraid to file taxes. Duh, why do you think that the Federal Gov't has not done anything about this for years? The IRS is reaping billions from this. The gov't doesn't track you down if they owe you money. So, think about the repercussions of your brilliant massive deportation idea. Not only will it cost all of us dearly, but the government will lose billions. Also, I don't know how life is in your little mono-ethnic town. But most people in areas inhabited by these 12 million enjoy the tax revenue generated by all these people spending money. So, quit yer bitchin' about the extra load on hospitals, schools, etc., leave these hard working people alone. If all our citizens had the same work ethic as these immigrants, we'd solve all the deficit problems. Secure the boarders, but give these valuable people a path to citizenship! Go RUDY.

Thompson is right and it's about damn time somebody had the guts to call a spade a spade. How many of those 12 to 20 million ILLEGALS are radical Muslim terrorists? Nobody knows the answer to that. Therefore, ILLEGAL immigration should be completely shut-down until they do.

joel:
Of course illegals have a good work ethic...they know they better, if they want to keep the job they stole.. And what relevency is there in bringing it up? They're probably good parents and conservative-minded in most respects....so what?

That isn't the issue.

The issue, in case you missed it, is whether or not they are here legally, which may only be determined by reference to OUR immigration laws!

Try carting yourself down to ANY S. American country without their permission and steal one of their jobs by accepting lesser wages than they can live on, and see how fast you wind up using a bucket for a toilet.

Meanwhile, we'll be back here, taking back America.

NOTE TO FRED THOMPSON FROM BUCK NOWELL:

Please don't give in to the Lobbyists. You wont have to deport the Illegal Aliens and spend a lot of our money. Just punish the Employers: Invoke a stiff fine and prison sentence on the second offense. NO PAY - NO STAY. They will go home on their own they way they came. Wake up Fred and become our President.

Senator Thompson has said everything that I want to hear from a presidential candidate! About the borders, well, we MUST close them off and guard them well to keep out the terrorists and the illegal drugs, both of which are coming to the U.S. to kill innocent people....Then there's Iran that needs to be dealt with. We need to drop a few "strategic" bombs on them to get their attention. They need to know that we won't let them kill our soldiers or destroy Israel. God bless Sen. Thompson, and God bless America!!!

Fred Thompson is going to cause a racial revolt in this country!! Does he actually think if he immediately trys to round of 13 million illegal immigrants hes not going to disturb family members and friends that surround them. This is an insane idea and will only tear up and divide the country. It is unrealistic!! and it is racist!!

pedro badillo is a criminal immigrant name used in chicago IL. his real name is CARLOS RAMIREZ please deport this guy in any way possible he is making frauds thank you.

are you all like realy stupid
arent we supposed to be against this??

are you all like realy stupid
arent we supposed to be against this??