Minnesota Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Mike Hatch has recently taken Governor Tim Pawlenty to task for daring to tighten the noose around illegal immigration (Leadership, not politics, on illegal immigration , Rochester Post-Bulletin, Thursday, January 5, 2006 ). Pawlenty is to be praised for his leadership and response to the concerns of law enforcement officials all over the state.
Pawlenty's boldest initiative is to oppose "sanctuary laws", local ordinances or department directives that actually prevent law enforcement agents from enforcing immigration law.
Predictably, Hatch and his mainstream media minions have cast aspersions on Pawlenty's proposals. They have questioned the governor's timing and labeled his immigration law enforcement initiatives a political move in an election year.
Let's not forget that the Hatchetman is running for governor. Again. Rather than gunning for Pawlenty, Hatch should try to convince his own party that he is to be their nominee. It is my understanding that the liberal leadership and base are not too enamored with Hatch's candidacy.
Why isn't "Minessota's attorney general" prosecuting construction contractors and other "unscrupulous" businesses that have "destroyed" middle class jobs as he contends in his P-B article? If these companies are indeed "undermining law-abiding competitors", why hasn't the attorney general seen it if to prosecute them?
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