Nikki Haley in 2015: Americans Should
Not Call Illegal Aliens ‘Criminals’
Because ‘They’re Not’
Breitbart Politics,
by
John Binder
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
1/4/2024 8:47:52 AM
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), now running in the Republican presidential primary, previously said Americans should not describe illegal aliens “as criminals,” suggesting that doing so is “disrespectful.”
In July 2015, a month after then-GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his candidacy with a speech centered on stemming illegal immigration, Haley joined a panel with the Aspen Institute moderated by then-CEO Walter Isaacson.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 1/4/2024 8:50:37 AM (No. 1629332)
Maybe we should just call professional politicians “hypocritical, opportunistic idiots.”
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Lazyman 1/4/2024 8:52:24 AM (No. 1629337)
So if you land at an airport from Russia and sneak through Customs and Immigration without a passport you haven't violated the law? Who are these morons running America?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Peregrine 1/4/2024 8:54:31 AM (No. 1629339)
When you cross the border illegally you are committing a criminal act, thus, you are a criminal.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 1/4/2024 8:56:17 AM (No. 1629343)
Oh, they broke U.S. Federal Law, but since there's always a "presumption of innocence" in this country, and they haven't been captured and adjudicated yet... Stop splitting hairs, Nikita!
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So she wants to fight wars all over the world, but not protect the border.
She is Obama lite.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Luke21 1/4/2024 9:02:23 AM (No. 1629352)
Gerald Ford would be more of a conservative. He's the Republican who lost to Jimmy Carter, gave us Nelson Rockefeller as veep, put leftist radical JP Stevens on the court, and made sure to renew Henry Kissinger's subscription to the whole catalog. This woman is the worst.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
winmag 1/4/2024 9:04:21 AM (No. 1629355)
Could there be any more of a despicable, elitist bunch of one world government snobs than these clowns? You fit right in with them Nimarata!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
sw penn 1/4/2024 9:07:11 AM (No. 1629358)
Dem Lite...
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Felixed 1/4/2024 9:09:19 AM (No. 1629361)
Readers here mostly recognize her for who and what she is.
But how will the pool of "low information voters" perceive her?
The swamp is determined that they will do _whatever_ it takes to keep DJT out of the Presidency. There is NO limit to the measures they will take, and no shortage of grassy knolls between here and the next election.
So with DJT gone (one way or that "other"), here comes "Republican" Nikki Haley to the rescue. And our _first woman_ President! Oh, glory. Even better than our first _black_ President?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
seamusm 1/4/2024 9:15:10 AM (No. 1629365)
Haley seems intent on running for office without any need for Trump's MAGA base - or Republicans for that matter.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
kono 1/4/2024 9:21:49 AM (No. 1629373)
It's all about which Code of Law is violated, #2. The statutes violated are in the Civil Code, not in the Criminal Code. Haley's statement is technically true; but it's a linguistic sleight of hand that's typical of politicians, especially on the Left.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 1/4/2024 9:28:02 AM (No. 1629385)
Glad she said it - it further clarifies why she never needs to be considered as the nominee for POTUS or even VP..
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
jinx 1/4/2024 9:28:19 AM (No. 1629386)
I used to like her but think less and less of her every time she opens her mouth. Will not vote for her.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
VietVet68 1/4/2024 9:29:46 AM (No. 1629390)
So it's disrespectful to call them criminals??? The were criminals the moment they illegally crossed the US border.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
bpl40 1/4/2024 9:29:56 AM (No. 1629391)
At least she is better than Kamala. Oh! Does that matter?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
David Key 1/4/2024 9:34:18 AM (No. 1629395)
Someone who broke the law coming to our country, who is here illegally, is a criminal. We are either a nation of laws or everyone does what is right in their own eyes. I for one do not wish to live in such a lawless nation.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
sanspeur 1/4/2024 9:43:25 AM (No. 1629401)
The real question re missy UN is she legally legit to be prezzy ? Here we go again re the “natural born” candidate .Loretta Fuddy isn’t available to answer so maybe the truth has a chance ? nah why start now ?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
jalo1951 1/4/2024 9:54:59 AM (No. 1629408)
I respectfully disagree.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
smokincol 1/4/2024 10:13:34 AM (No. 1629419)
did she really!!! say that???!!!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 1/4/2024 10:17:46 AM (No. 1629421)
Nikki, let me make it easy for you. Anyone who willfully violates America's laws, any laws, is a criminal. That also applies to illegals, ma'am.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
formerNYer 1/4/2024 10:18:12 AM (No. 1629422)
Nicky Haley should not be called a Republican because Sh'e's Not!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Catfur27 1/4/2024 10:28:45 AM (No. 1629438)
FNH
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
stuBdoc 1/4/2024 10:31:50 AM (No. 1629441)
During a Tucker Carlson interview with Vivek Ramaswamy yesterday, he said that Nikki Haley is a democrat. Tucker is right again!
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/4/2024 10:33:51 AM (No. 1629443)
I live in SC and would predict that she will not win the primary in her own state. EXCEPT that the state has open primaries and Clyburn will instruct all his people to cross over and vote for her. That’s the ONLY way she could win.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/4/2024 10:39:21 AM (No. 1629446)
Haley is nothing more than a female weather-vane who responds to every question with the popular answer of the day or with something evasive enough that it sounds like one of Kamala's word salads and she manages to insert a dig at Donald Trump no matter what the topic. It's either the result of a scrambled brain or she is just another lying politician trying to maximize her vote count.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 1/4/2024 10:54:19 AM (No. 1629458)
They're diseased criminal invaders
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
snakeoil 1/4/2024 11:06:16 AM (No. 1629470)
Earth to Nikki: The reason they are called illegal aliens is they are here illegally. Therefore, they are criminals.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
DVC 1/4/2024 11:24:08 AM (No. 1629489)
Haley says and does what the Deep State tells her to do. She will never, ever get my vote for anything.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Kate318 1/4/2024 11:31:58 AM (No. 1629499)
Omg, this woman is so transparently stupid it hurts. She is the embodiment of GOPe thought and strategy. Hey, Karl, how did it work out when you advised George W. Bush on the triangulation strategy that included goodies for the AARP and the teachers unions? IIRC, both groups took the money and then spit in your eye. Could you possibly be so obtuse that you think it will work this time?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
coldborezero 1/4/2024 11:32:30 AM (No. 1629500)
Actually, Mrs. Haley, they ARE criminals. They committed a crime by entering the United States illegally. You are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
broken01 1/4/2024 12:28:55 PM (No. 1629548)
I'm just your average Joe but correct me if I'm wrong. Anyone who violates our laws that are one the books local, state and federal is considered a CRIMINAL are they not. So, what would the dunce from SC who sees herself fit to be President of my beloved country call individuals that come across our border just because they think they can. Undocumented landowners? Warmonger Haley's continued ridiculousness is why she will never get my vote.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Californian 1/4/2024 12:31:43 PM (No. 1629550)
They're called "illegal" aliens for a reason.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/4/2024 12:52:24 PM (No. 1629563)
Cue the music: "What a Difference a Day Makes."
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
hershey 1/4/2024 1:31:01 PM (No. 1629579)
And people shouldn't call Haley smart, because she's not...
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 1/4/2024 5:25:16 PM (No. 1629728)
Makes me wonder if Nimarata's own parents bothered to get visas before they came here.
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Oh horror of horrors, clutch your pearls, who would want to be called "disrespectful" and even worse "racist"? It's time we dropped fear of being called "disrespectful" and "racist" (and all of those other dismissive names hurled by the left), when there is valid criticism to be voiced about blacks, muslims and illegal aliens, among others.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
mifla 1/5/2024 6:21:27 AM (No. 1629942)
A criminal is someone who breaks the law. Look it up.
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