Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the American Action Forum in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(CNSNews.com) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won't say that he's running for the Republican presidential nomination, but it sure sounded like it on Sunday as he fielded questions about national security and domestic policy.



Walker told ABC's "This Week" that he opposes amnesty for illegal aliens, and he says the U.S. needs to "go beyond just aggressive airstrikes" in the effort to defeat ISIS/ISIL:



"We have to look at other surgical methods. And ultimately, we have to be prepared to put boots on the ground if that's what it takes," he said. "I don't think that is an immediate plan, but I think anywhere in the world--"





"But you would not rule that out," guest host Martha Raddatz interrupted.



"I wouldn't rule anything out. I think when you have the lives of Americans at stake and our freedom loving allies anywhere in the world, we have to be prepared to do things that don't allow those measures, those attacks, those abuses to come to our shores.



On immigration, Walker said, "I think for sure, we need to secure the border. I think we need to enforce the legal system. I'm not for amnesty, I'm not an advocate of the plans that have been pushed here in Washington, and I think -- should I become a candidate, because I'm not yet, it's part of the exploratory process here, that is something we're going to lay out, plans for the future.



"But we've got to have a healthy balance. We're a country both of immigrants and of laws. We can't ignore the laws in this country, can't ignore the people who come in, whether it's from Mexico or Central America."



Walker said he's not advocating deportation.



"I am saying in the end, we need to enforce the laws in the United States, and we need to find a way for people to have a legitimate legal immigration system in this country, and that doesn't mean amnesty."



Asked about Democrat Hillary Clinton's possible presidential run, Walker said she represents the past:



"I think people want to look to the future. They don't want to go back in time, they don't want to repeat what we've had in the past. We need a candidate not of the 20th century, but of the 21st century."



Walker said Clinton is a Washington insider: "She lives here, she's worked here, she's been part of the Washington structure for years. Not just as a Democrat, but across the spectrum. I think Washington represents the top-down, government knows best, go along to get along mentality. I think Americans overwhelmingly want fresh new ideas that build the economy from the ground, that put the power back in the hands of the people, not only at the state and local level, but of individual Americans. I don't think they want government telling them what to do, and that's what I've been advocating for a long time."



Walker refused to say if he will enter the crowded 2016 Republican presidential race, but -- "After three elections for governor in four years in a state that hasn't gone Republican since 1984 for president, I wouldn't bet against me on anything," he said.





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