That was my thought. I do not support death threats, in any way, but this is just political propaganda. The article notes that they receive several of these per year. It also notes that the Governor learned of these threats through past news reports. But suddenly the Governor had to issue a public statement allowing for a whole new set of headlines and giving AP the opportunity to begin their coverage with "Prominent Hispanic elected officials ... have received threats in the midst of a heated national debate over immigration policy."
It is just stirring the pot and trying to paint those wanting the laws enforced as racists and hate mongerers. His statement promotes more divisiveness, not less.
Of course you don't. None of us do. But see how they have conditioned us to be on the defensive when we speak. How often do we put such unnecessary qualifiers in our statements, especially when these statements are so true and accurate and hit the nail on the head.