I know that securing our borders must be our top priority and has reached the level of a national emergency.  I am as sick and tired as you are that it is harder for us to get on an airplane in our home town than it is for all these illegals to cross our international border unchallenged.

I believe that every child should have the opportunity for a quality education that teaches the fundamental skills needed to compete in a global economy. As I traveled the country and the world over the last decade bringing jobs to Arkansas, the business leaders I met weren't worried about creating jobs, they were worried about finding skilled and professional workers to fill those jobs.

When asked what he would do for a short-term economic stimulus if he was president, Huckabee responded: "The first thing I'd do is make those tax cuts permanent. I'd make sure that we didn't raise any taxes and, in fact, try to cut rates on both corporate income tax and individual income tax." Asked about rebates, he said: "It certainly would be something I'd put on the table.