Dole, Hagan spar over ad on immigration
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
By Staff
By Jim Morrill
Republican Elizabeth Dole and Democrat Kay Hagan continued their sniping Wednesday over what could become a pivotal issue in their U.S. Senate campaign: illegal immigration.
In the first TV ad of her re-election campaign, Dole touted her role in helping N.C. sheriffs crack down on illegal immigrants. It features more than a dozen sheriffs praising her efforts.
The ad came a day after Hagan, a state senator, discussed immigration with several sheriffs in Raleigh and raised questions about a program Dole has championed.
In an interview, Hagan said Dole shares the blame for a problem many Americans see as out of control.
“She's been up there six years,” Hagan said. “Why hasn't she handled this problem before now?”
Dole, in Charlotte, defended her record and suggested Hagan has no plan of her own.
“I think her plan is to oppose my plan,” Dole said.
Polls have shown illegal immigration as one of the top concerns of N.C. voters. North Carolina has an estimated 390,000 illegal immigrants.
Dole spoke to reporters in Charlotte after meeting with former Mecklenburg County sheriff Jim Pendergraph, who now works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Washington. Dole and Pendergraph support the 287(g) program, which gives sheriffs authority to enforce some federal immigration laws against illegal immigrants charged with other crimes. (more…)
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