Far from Mexico, Minnesota governor makes immigration an issue

“Gov. Tim Pawlenty is descended from Polish immigrants and has been known to throw around pretend-Polish words like “squatski” (As in: What has the Legislature accomplished?) But lately he has been talking a lot about the Mexican border, more than 1,500 miles from snowy St. Paul.

His administration issued a report in December estimating that as many as 85,000 illegal immigrants live in Minnesota, at a cost to taxpayers of up to $188 million a year….”

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