Where does Scott Walker stand on birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants? He’s not saying.
In an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood Friday, Walker said that he isn’t taking a stand one way or another on the issue. The Wisconsin governor argued that it only be addressed after the border is secure.
“I’m not taking a position on it one way or the other,” Walker told Harwood. “I’m saying that until you secure the border and enforce the laws, any discussion about anything else is really looking past the very things we have to do.”
“If you can’t secure the border, I mean, what kind of sovereign nation do we live in if we can’t secure — fundamentally secure our borders,” Walker said. “Americans are fed up, they are sick and tired of Washington not being able to tackle these issues, and they want someone who’s going to take care of it.”
Walker also argued that Americans should be “suspect” of anyone running who talks about anything past securing the border and enforcing the laws on the books.
Earlier in the week, the 2016 hopeful seemed supportive of ending birthright during a press gaggle at the Iowa State Fair. The issue came up thanks to Donald Trump’s immigration plan, released Sunday.
