Election immigration debate turning ‘offensive’

Posted on: August 15th, 2006
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From questions posed on the campaign trail to talk radio, many Hispanic Republicans are worried the ‘mean-spirited’ discussion about immigration could harm their party.

“The caller to the talk-radio show discussing ”the illegal-alien invasion” listed the three strikes against Republican Will McBride’s campaign for the U.S. Senate:

“You’re a lawyer for one thing. You’re young. And you’re Hispanic.”

That last comment troubled McBride — partly because it’s true. For the 34-year-old son of a Mexican field worker has found he’s campaigning against GOP icon Katherine Harris, two other little-known candidates and an insidious challenge: the ”offensive” tone over immigration from a minority of Republicans.”

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