Posted on 10/06/2006 8:49:50 PM PDT by FairOpinion
The national immigration debate is reverberating in California's gubernatorial campaign, with the two major-party candidates trading verbal jabs but treading carefully on the volatile issue.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has talked tough in the past on border-related issues — praising Minuteman-style private border patrols and supporting the anti-illegal immigrant Proposition 187 — now plays up his immigrant roots, calling for a comprehensive and compassionate border policy that bolsters security without mistreating illegal immigrants.
Schwarzenegger has labeled Angelides weak on national security for not supporting the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to the border. He also has criticized him for supporting driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
The dispute continued this week, when Angelides supporters criticized Schwarzenegger for saying Mexican immigrants should "immerse yourself and assimilate into the American culture."
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