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Title: Dean: GOP will make immigrants 'scapegoats' in '06
Source:
CNN
URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/06/dean.immigrants.ap/index.html
Published: Aug 7, 2005
Author: AP
Post Date: 2005-08-07 09:55:33 by Zipporah
Keywords: scapegoats, immigrants, Dean:
Views: 76
Comments: 2
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) -- Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued Friday that Republicans will make immigrants the "scapegoats" in the next election. At a rally, Dean garnered the loudest applause when he said Republicans would make immigration a pivotal issue during upcoming elections, as they did gay marriage and affirmative action in previous elections. "Do you know who the scapegoats are going to be? Immigrants," he said. "In Colorado, the chairman of the Republican Party endorsed Tom Tancredo for re-election. That is morally reprehensible. The governor of California, a supposed moderate Republican, invited the Minutemen to visit California. We do not need vigilante justice." Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, has drawn the ire of Hispanic groups in calling for tougher immigration enforcement and a proposal to tax some of the money immigrants send home. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a radio interview in April, said the civilian border patrols known as the Minutemen "have done a terrific job." Dean spoke at a rally on the eve of the Democratic National Committee's Hispanic Summit in San Antonio. Edinburg is located just a few miles north of the Mexican border and is more than 80 percent Mexican-American. Dean also criticized President Bush, contending that the president rebuffed Mexican President Vicente Fox because of divisions over the Iraq war. "A strong Mexico means a strong America, and our ties must not be based on the petulance of the president of the United States," Dean said. Hollis Rutledge, chairman of the Hidalgo County Republican Party, said Dean's visit illustrates the inroads Republicans have made with Hispanic voters. "One day of Republican-bashing won't make up for years of taking Hispanics for granted, and it cannot hide the fact that the Republican Party best represents the views and values of Hispanic Texans," Rutledge said. 
DNC Chairman Howard Dean speaks Friday in Edinburg, Texas, near the Mexican border.
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
Wouldn't the obvious move be for the Democrats to point out that most of those illegals are here for the jobs being offered by Republicans? Of course, the Democrats are just as guilty as the Republicans when it comes to keeping the borders open and encouraging millions of illegals to move here. This should be fun to watch...
Right every Democrat running could win against the R's if theyd take on this issue of course they won't for this is about a LOT more than just closing the border. Most of those coming across the border were farmers that lost their livelihood due to NAFTA. And CAFTA is VERY important for they spent I believe nearly $50 billion to push CAFTA through and if you read the history of the vote they extended the time frame for that vote breaking the 'rules' as well as CAFTA was listed as an 'agreement' that only needed a majority to pass unlike a treaty which needs a 2/3rds majority.
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#2. To: Elliott Jackalope (#1)
Wouldn't the obvious move be for the Democrats to point out that most of those illegals are here for the jobs being offered by Republicans? Of course, the Democrats are just as guilty as the Republicans when it comes to keeping the borders open and encouraging millions of illegals to move here. This should be fun to watch...
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