Rudy Giuliani

On the honor bound to welcome the mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani took veterans form here on AM 680. WI KO mister mayor rent I guess some day. A lot of people up here and across the country open to save as the president Rudy Giuliani -- sincere thank you thanks for having me you -- entirely welcome sir. Hey listen you get a big state multistate strategy underway in a lot of your other competitors on the Republican side say you know the history says. Iowa and New Hampshire you develop a momentum you develop an organization and you take off from them what you sense today on judgment day in New Hampshire how we gonna do here and how do you think you off placement and an effort here position you for what.

Like I have my sense is that this is a wide open race but this is. A marathon of marathon compressed with them and in the months. And that you gotta be prepared to do battle and a number different places and I think we're the best situated to do that you've got to be prepared to deal with campaigning in each one of these different places being good. Have a good organizations there we built that all over the last all over the last year.

Some of Mitt -- circuits would say gee you know made Giuliani really count present a strong and compelling case on the immigration issue against whomever the democratic nominee it looks more Morris at the might be. Barack Obama but either Iraq or Hillary. And that immigration could be a winning issue for the Republicans if the Republican candidate has credibility they point to -- Position on a New York City is saying hey look when Nagano -- give in to this rob and take out. Kind of a public policy vengeance against people who might be here with helpful credentials and the like how do you respond to that today given all of although really -- amplification of that yeah.

I think I would be the best candidate on on that issue because I've accomplished things similar to ending illegal immigration that's what I had to do in dealing with crime in New York at a -- city. That was that a crime capital of America and turned it into one of the safest large cities in America took us to do with the welfare capital turned it into the workfare capital. Help remove 642 agents and that the people from welfare. The the kind of changes in behavior that kind of changes in the way people think that are required to end illegal immigration very similar to what I did there. I believe my plan for. Using offense both physical and technological support -- system the use of the border patrol stopping people at the border tamper proof ID card. I think it would be the most effective at ending illegal immigration. And also ending it in a way in which we we keep open legal immigration. And we keep open this great tradition of our country don't welcome people from all over the world that the differences we have to make sure that everybody comes states identified themselves. And we have to have a system to do that. Well we can't do. Is sort of this the sort of idea that we can close the country doubt that would be a very very big mistake father has spurred. Who used to be struck the other -- the president Notre Dame had a had a wonderful way of saying this in which. Back in the I think it was in the late seventies early eighties he used to say we have to close the back door of illegal immigration so we can keep open the front the front door of legal immigration I think I'm the candidate who is best position to accomplish. Both of those objectives we can't do one. And not the other we have to end illegal immigration. But we have to find a way to allow people to want to come in here way to committee -- identify themselves work here. Pay their tag -- of the American that if they want to become a citizen at the end of the road. I think it it would be appropriate to make certain that they read English speaking English understand English. We we need to have immigration that we have to have americanization and assimilation.

Part mr. -- headlines all across the country tell us that a ringing in both were pressing in upon US ships and they you know over in Iran. Foreign policy global -- terrorism the war on terror. Can be front cent of these the decisions the next president -- going to make as president as commander in chief. When you read this have accounts of what happened yesterday. What's your reaction and why is it that he's that the Republicans in general all Rudy Giuliani specifically is better prepared to lead the nation through challenges like this as opposed to. Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.

Well I think I've had the safety and responsibility of millions of people on my shoulder. Shoulders for quite some time I've shown that I can get results that -- he'd get things done in terms of keeping people safe keep -- keeping you secure have also had. The experience of having what some people consider to be the second toughest job in the United States be mayor of New York City George will has certainly described that way he's written very favorably about the other yes the -- a tough guy the reality is that I also have had the experience of being associate Attorney General the United States attorney. Dealing with issues similar to this. So I think I'm well prepared to handle it and then ultimately the American people have to decide who has the best approach. I think the approach that I have a being on offense against Islamic terrorism. As a much better chance of getting us through this. In a safer way it's possible I think the idea of going back on defense would be a mistake. Mister mayor record keeping forever got to get the high side from some of the talent around here that you got to go we're very appreciate you very much to get your mayor Rudy Giuliani --