Turiano said he differs most from his Republican opponents on the issue of immigration.

“I believe in a moratorium on all immigration to America,” he said. “The reason I believe in that, it will be the end of conservatism in this country. The majority of immigrants who come to America are big government people. They’re going to mostly support the party of big government, the Democrat Party. They will not support the party of small government, the Republican Party.

“Because this is a fact of life, it will mean that the Republican Party will never win another national election again in about 10-15 years time. … I’m hoping that we can do something to immigration and put a stop to it, so the Republican Party doesn’t go the way of the Whigs.”

Turiano said it’s silly of some of his opponents to talk about issues like the federal deficit and debt, which are important issues, when they don’t want to talk about the consequences of immigration policy.

“If you don’t have a moratorium right now, you’re going to have the Democrats in the next 10-15 years ago take over, and it doesn’t matter what we do now as Republicans with the debt and deficit. It will just explode greater than it is right now.”