Norm Coleman flip flops on immigration again

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) has flip flopped on immigration once again. Dump Michele Bachmann caught Norm criticizing Rep. Michele Bachmann for pushing for the police to enforce immigration law by checking for immigration status at traffic stops.

"Folks there were concerned about holding up their neighbors, not immigration policy."

"The federal government needs to do a better job cutting through the silos that make it difficult to know when someone's using a false Social Security ID."

"She (Bachmann) raises a legitimate concern, but in this case, it would not have been a factor because she had an ID card based on false documents."

"I don't think anyone is talking about local law enforcement being in the business of enforcing immigration."

"I don't think it was an issue when I was mayor (of St. Paul). I don't think I had that policy when I was mayor. If we had, I would've changed it."
(Dump Michele Bachmann)

This contrasts with Norm's statements from when Congress was debating Bush's immigration policy last May and June of 2007. He used to be for police checking for immigration status at traffic stops. Norm was taking significant heat from the Republican base. They were worried that he'd be for "amnesty." Norm came out against "sanctuary cities" where police don't check for immigration status. Norm had this to say back then:

Scores of law enforcement officers have chafed at the gag order. Many say they routinely come into contact with dangerous persons they know have been deported already -- yet their local sanctuary policies prevent them from being able to do anything about it. A few chilling examples include Mohammed Atta, the leader of the 9/11 hijackers, who was stopped and ticketed for driving without a license in Broward County, Florida, in early 2001. His visa had expired. Nobody asked, so nobody told.
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Just this month we saw a terror plot unfold in Fort Dix that might have been prevented sooner, had the local officials who pulled the suspects over on numerous traffic violations been able to inquire about their immigration status. Make no mistake -- this is a national security issue.
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Let me be clear, I am not suggesting that every illegal immigrant in this country is a terrorist or criminal that intends to harm us. In fact, in the overwhelming majority of cases, I believe the opposite is true. However, for those cases where we have folks here intending to harm us, or illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the past, allowing police officers to determine whether or not they are here legally is simply common sense.
[emphasis mine]
(Norm Coleman lies about how 9/11 could have been prevented)