Ron Paul and the Hispanics

Rep. Ron Paul gave a sneak peek into how his administration would handle illegal immigrants, telling a Spanish language news program, that he would not kowtow to Latino voters. “If everyone who comes illegally is automatically given citizenship, a vote, and can apply for welfare, that would not be good format because we would have more of it,” said Paul. Paul also offered a different interpretation of the 14th amendment, adding that children of illegal immigrants are not under the jurisdiction of U.S. law and thus should not be given automatic citizenship. He also shrugged off any worries that his message might not appeal to Latino voters who are concerned about immigration reform. “If you think I need to have a different message for Hispanics than I do for other people, I think that’s unnecessary,” said Paul. “I don’t want to punish anyone who belongs to a special group, and nobody should get special privilege either.”