Why Is Illegal Immigration Such A Huge Political Issue?
As part of a continuing series spotlighting the issues affected and the political ramifications caused by illegal immigration, TCR will stay focused on this national problem. The Department of Homeland Security reported that nearly 13% of the 1.1 million illegal immigrants caught along the border in 2005 had criminal histories! House District 48 Runoff: Another View By: Richard A. Viktorin I am a precinct chair in District 48. As I undertook my GOTV efforts in support of Ben Bentzin, and especially when I received a negative response about voting for Ben, I attempted to engage the voter in conversation about the source of their dissatisfaction. • Quite a few said directly that Republicans had had their opportunity in a regular session and two special sessions to pass school finance and property tax reform, but had failed. Therefore, they were going to give the other side a chance. When I asked these voters what they knew about Donna Howard, a majority said not much, but that they would
