It took about five minutes for a Republican presidential candidate to use the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as justification for the Mexican border wall. This time, it came from Mike Huckabee who is about as learned on the issue of foreign policy as the current Republican in office. Says the New York Times:

On Friday, in Pella, Iowa, he expanded on [remarks he made Thursday in Orlando, Florida.]

“When I say single them out I am making the observation that we have more Pakistani illegals coming across our border than all other nationalities except those immediately south of the border,” he told reporters in Pella. “And in light of what is happening in Pakistan it ought to give us pause as to why are so many illegals coming across these borders.”

In fact, far more illegal immigrants come from the Philippines, Korea, China and Vietnam, according to recent estimates from the Department of Homeland Security.

Well, they’re all brown? Sorta?

The sudden emergency in Pakistan and Mr. Huckabee’s response come at a time when he has come under increasing scrutiny from opponents for his lack of fluency in foreign policy issues, and the situation in Pakistan appeared to have challenged him. “We have seen what happens in the Musharraf government,” Mr. Huckabee said on MSNBC. “He has told us he does not have enough control of those eastern borders near Afghanistan to be able go after the terrorists. But on the other hand, did he not want us going in, so what do we do?” Those borders are actually on the west, not the east.

Also, we just discovered Mike Huckabee used to be really fat.

Huckabee Sees Pakistan as Reason for Border Fence [New York Times]
Earlier: Pakistani Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto Assassinated