Immigration News Coverage

Hulshof, Nixon clash over spending plans

10/25/08 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Republican Kenny Hulshof mixed his themes in the final debate in the governor's race Friday night, invoking 'Joe the Plumber' and suggesting Democrat Jay Nixon was 'all hat and no cattle.' Sharpening his attacks against Nixon, Hulshof said the state couldn't afford the attorney general's proposals. The debate covered little new territory, with the two candidates mostly sticking to their scripts with less than two weeks left in the election. They discussed illegal immigration, taxes, health care, education and spending. | Read the story

Scrambling the red states; Senate races in the South

10/25/08 | The Economist | During his first term, Georgia's senator ruffled some feathers among Republicans with his support for bipartisan immigration reform. But Georgia is a conservative state, and the Democratic challenger, a former state representative called Jim Martin, is a mild-mannered fellow who lags in money and name recognition. So Republicans must be annoyed that the race is now nearly tied. An October 17th poll from Research 2000 has Mr Chambliss up by just two points. | Read the story

Mo. governor candidates spar over funding ideas

10/25/08 | Associated Press State & Local Wire | In their fourth and final debate before the Nov. 4 election, the candidates touched on a wide range of topics that included illegal immigration and a ballot measure about home-health care workers. Both candidates said they would continue cracking down on illegal immigration, although each suggested the other could have done more. Hulshof went one step further than Nixon in declaring support for legislation sending employers to jail if they purposely hire illegal immigrants. | Read the story

PA TROOPERS ENDORSE BARLETTA

10/25/08 | Pennsylvania Republican Party | In the waning days of the campaign for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, Republican Lou Barletta not only leads in the polls, but also secured a symbolic endorsement Thursday from the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association. A letter of endorsement issued by the association stated 'Clearly, your experience as mayor and your efforts to stem the influx of illegal immigration in your city demonstrates your resolve in making Hazleton and Pennsylvania safe for our citizens.' | Read the story

Barletta campaign denies ties to ad

10/25/08 | Standard-Speaker/Team America PAC | The Lou Barletta for Congress campaign says it had nothing to do with a radio advertisement that plays mariachi music while bashing his opponent's stance on illegal immigration. The ad, which began airing on radio stations in the 11th Congressional District on Thursday, is from the Team America political action committee. It is not endorsed or authorized by the Barletta campaign, representatives for both Barletta and Team America said. | Read the story

Giffords riding wave of money, fortune, timing

10/25/08 | Associated Press State & Local Wire | Hard work, lots of money, good fortune and good timing. All are factors that appear likely to enable Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to secure a second term on Nov. 4 in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Giffords showed her legislative prowess early on, sponsoring 22 bills and amendments, 13 of which passed the House, while provisions from nine became law. She's also the first member of Congress from southern Arizona to sit on the House Armed Services Committee and has strongly supported military and border security issues prominent issues in the district. | Read the story

RETURN INCUMBENTS TO THE HOUSE; OUR VIEW

10/24/08 | Hartford Courant | We endorse 21-year Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, who lives in Bridgeport, both because of what he is and what he represents. He is the last Republican House member from New England, but more important, one of the last Republican moderates in Congress... He has one of the best ideas we've seen for immigration reform, a 'blue card' granting legal, though noncitizen, status to undocumented workers who don't have criminal records. | Read the story

Immigration still a ‘political hot potato’ in Arizona

10/24/08 | USA Today | While some of Arizona's key political races this year are dominated by illegal immigration, the issue has virtually disappeared from the presidential campaigns and debates…By contrast, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio seeks re-election in the Phoenix metro area based largely on his effort to round up and deport illegal immigrants -- an enforcement program condemned by Hispanic leaders and Mayor Phil Gordon as 'racial profiling.' | Read the story

U.S. Judge Orders Arizona Sheriff to Improve Jails

10/24/08 | The New York Times | Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., who has built a national reputation with his get-tough tactics, and county health officials have violated the Constitution by depriving jail inmates of adequate medical screening and care, feeding them unhealthy food and housing them in unsanitary conditions, a federal judge has ruled. Sheriff Arpaio, a Republican who is seeking a fifth term in November, has drawn a great deal of attention in recent years for a crackdown on illegal immigrants. | Read the story

Arpaio, Thomas increase campaign spending: County sheriff, attorney not taking chances in final days

10/24/08 | East Valley Tribune | This week he and County Attorney Andrew Thomas launched another joint television ad focusing on their get-tough attitude toward illegal immigration. The sheriff hinted there could be a blitz of new ads hitting the airwaves in the final two weeks but would not give specifics, saying, 'I'm not going to tip off my opponent about what I'm doing.'…Those dollars funded television commercials in which Thomas and Arpaio tout their illegal immigration enforcement and a campaign mailer that accused Thomas' challenger, Democrat Tim Nelson, of being opposed to the death penalty. | Read the story

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