House Minority Whip Eric Cantor won’t say whether he’s for or against Arizona’s controversial immigration bill. Picking a side, he said, is “a false choice.”
On ABC News’ “Top Line” yesterday, Cantor (R-VA) was asked whose side he is on, those who think Arizona’s immigration law goes too far, or those who approve of the measures.
Cantor wouldn’t say: “I think that’s a false choice. No one is going to accept the lawlessness. First and foremost, we are a country of laws. Now are you asking whether I think that America is a country of opportunity? Absolutely. Are we a country built on immigrants? Absolutely.”
Host David Chalian pressed him further: “I’m asking you if you agree with Marco Rubio that the law goes too far. That’s what I’m asking.”
Said Cantor:
I am for making sure that America remains a country that stands of freedom and opportunity for everyone and that means we ought to concentrate on enforcing the law and making sure that we enhance legal immigration so that we can continue to grow and prosper so that we can get America back to work.
Here’s the video. Immigration talk comes around the 6:20 mark:
h/t Think Progress.
