Maybe we shouldn't let relatives run for public office
either...

Seahag
(I liked Ike)

"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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By JENNIFER TALHELM

WASHINGTON Jun 23, 2006 (AP)- A Republican gubernatorial
candidate's call for creation of a forced labor camp for
illegal immigrants drew rebukes Friday from two GOP
lawmakers, who labeled it a low point in the immigration
debate.

Don Goldwater, nephew of the late Sen. Barry Goldwater,
caused an international stir this week when EFE, a Mexican
news service, quoted him as saying he wanted to hold
undocumented immigrants in camps to use them "as labor in
the construction of a wall and to clean the areas of the
Arizona desert that they're polluting."

The article described Goldwater's plan as a "concentration
camp" for migrants.

Goldwater, a candidate for governor in Arizona, said in a
statement Friday that his comments were taken out of
context. He said he was calling for a work program for
convicted nonviolent felons, similar to "tried and tested,
effective and accepted practices" used by state and local
jails.

But two Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain and Rep. Jim
Kolbe, called Goldwater's comments "deeply offensive" and
asked state Republicans to reject his candidacy in the
Sept. 12 primary.

"That Mr. Goldwater is either unaware of or indifferent to
the loaded symbolism, injustice and un-Americanism of his
'plan' to address the many serious issues caused by
illegal immigration reveals his flaws as a candidate and a
stunning lack of respect for the basic values of a
generous and decent society," McCain said in a statement.

Kolbe said that if the comments are true, Goldwater "has
demonstrated his complete unworthiness for public office,
and I am confident he will be soundly rejected by
Republicans from the party of Barry Goldwater, who
consistently demonstrated his compassion and respect for
all people. This is a sad day in the national debate on
immigration policy."

McCain and Kolbe favor a guest-worker program for illegal
immigrants.

Goldwater made a similar comment at an April
anti-immigration rally.

"Build us that wall now!" Goldwater said, referring to a
proposal to add 700 miles of fences along the U.S.-Mexico
border. He promised then that if elected, he would put
illegal immigrants in a tent city on the border and use
their labor to build the wall.

AMEN!!!!