What Are CT Politicians Thinking About Arizonas Ridiculous Immigration Law?
State Rep. Vincent J. Candelora says fiscal issues affect the immigration debate. (Kathleen Cei photo) Arizona’s drastic (and quite possibly unconstitutional) new state law targeting illegal immigrants is generating political firestorms across the country, and Connecticut, despite being several thousand miles from the Mexican border, isn’t immune. One of the Republican candidates in our Fifth Congressional District, Mark Greenberg, says Arizona is justified in seeking “to provide economic and legal protections for Arizona residents by requiring existing laws to be enforced.” East Haven is engulfed in controversy involving racial profiling by local cops, a practice many fear is based at least in part on anti-illegal-immigrant sentiment. Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton, who is now seeking the Republican nomination for governor, drew harsh criticism a couple of years ago for backing a plan to have local police cooperate with federal immigration agents in hunting illegal immigrants. New Hav
