Friday, November 2, 2007

Rudy's Immigration Transformation: Much Harsher Positions in 1983

US Attorney Rudolph Giuliani argues in June of 1983 what should happen when illegals are identified: they should be detained.

Only 11 years later, Rudy sounds much different. In 1994, Rudy invites illegals to NYC this way:

“If you come here and you work hard and you happen to be in an undocumented status, you’re one of the people who we want in this city."

Sometime between 1983 and 1994 Rudy performed a major flip-flop in terms of immigration enforcement.

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