Arpaio Rides to Perry's Rescue on Immigration
Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a major step this morning toward inoculating his campaign against the soft-on-illegal-immigration rap when he scooped up the endorsement of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Arizona lawman who has become the most recognizable symbol of transcendent voter frustration with runaway illegal immigration.
"The federal government has failed on border crime and border enforcement, and no candidate for president has done more to secure the border than Governor Rick Perry. I have been watching Governor Perry and Texas closely and know his border surge operations with state, local and federal law enforcement officials have helped shut down the illegal trafficking of weapons, drugs and people," Arpaio said in a statement today distributed by the Perry campaign.
Campaigning
in New Hampshire this morning, Perry also used the occasion
to pledge that as
president, he will detain and deport apprehended illegal immigrants
through expedited hearings, a tougher stance than he had before the issue became
an ankle chain on his campaign.
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