Giuliani opposes immigration compromise

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani (image) broke his silence on the bipartisan congressional proposal on immigration and expressed his opposition to it. The former New York City mayor believed that the deal is misguided in its goal:

“We need to know everyone who's in the United States who comes here from a foreign country. That has to be the goal of our immigration law. If you make that the objective of your law, you will clear up a lot of the confusion that presently exists both in our present immigration law and in what Congress is trying to do right now, which kind of goes in 10 different directions without any central focus.”

Despite rumors of flip-flopping on immigration, Giuliani joins others such as Newt Gingrich and Lou Dobbs in their opposition to the deal.

Not all Republicans have shared Giuliani’s disagreement; President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain, have led the push behind the immigration compromise.

Update: The Senate has just approved an amendment to the compromise which would reduce the cap on a possible guest worker program.

Sources- Guardian UK, The Latin Americanist, San Jose Mercury News, FOX News, CNN, ABC News, Boston.com, Houston Chronicle

Image- New York