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  • Arkansas State Senator Under Fire For Controversial E-mail

    11/29/2007 11:54:21 AM PST · by HAL9000 · 14 replies · 111+ views
    4029tv.com ^ | November 28, 2007
    FORT SMITH, Ark. -- An e-mail written by an Arkansas lawmaker is raising eyebrows, causing some to call state Sen. Denny Altes a racist. In an e-mail to former Fort Smith Mayor Bill Vines, Altes wrote that he is in favor of deporting illegal immigrants, comparing current immigration issues to issues the Founding Fathers had with black people. However, Altes is standing by his remarks, saying this argument is historical, not racial. In the e-mail, Altes wrote: "I am for sending the illegals back, but we know that is impossible." He later wrote: "Sure, we are being overrun, but...
  • Huckabee Supports Open Door Policy at LULAC Convention

    07/02/2005 11:17:15 AM PDT · by arnoldpalmerfan · 76 replies · 1,482+ views
    Arkansas News Bureau ^ | June 30, 2005 | Wesley Brown
    In a impassioned speech before hundreds of influential Hispanic civil rights leaders from across the nation, Gov. Mike told a captive audience Wednesday that America is great because it has always opened it doors up to people seekign a better way of life.