Did I misunderstand him or did the governor just compare Mexican immigrants to children?
His point is exactly right–just because people yell for something doesn’t mean the rest of us have to give in. But I can’t imagine that Univision or La Opinion is going to be happy about his comparison of Mexican immigrants to his children. Probably about as happy as California Republicans are about his comments that it was time for "new blood" in
Here’s what the governor said, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle:
Asked what would be his message to the Mexican people, Schwarzenegger noted his visits to date from his movie and bodybuilding days and said, "Understand, I can love everything about the people and the country and the culture … but I still have to represent
"And my job is to … make our state secure.
"You know, I like my children, but I’m not going to do everything they want," he said. "I have the utmost respect for the Latino community; they make a great contribution to
"This is why I will continue stressing, secure the border, and why … it would be irresponsible for me to start giving out driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants."