GOP AG candidate Dan Patrick accused of employing illegal immigrants (with link to video)
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- There are explosive allegations in the hard fought increasingly bitter campaign for Texas lieutenant governor. One candidate claims State Senator Dan Patrick employed illegal immigrants in a restaurant he owned before getting into politics. Now years later, Patrick's opposition to illegal immigrants is a cornerstone of his campaign.
Miguel Andrade is a proud American. At least he is now, but decades ago he was here in this country illegally and claims to remember his days working for Patrick very well. Tonight with Texans considering a vote for Patrick, his opponent, Jerry Patterson, wants voters to hear from Andrade.
"Voters will disagree with those of us who seek public office, but what they really detest is someone who won't be straight with them, who changes their story based on the venue or the time," Patterson said.
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Patrick has made closing the border and opposition to illegal immigration a cornerstone of his campaign. In TV ads, online and in person, Patrick rattles off a list of crimes tracable to the undocumented.
It isn't all new. In 2006 Patrick was quoted on the Texas Observer website saying "
illegal immigrants) are bringing third world diseases with them." According to the article singling out, "tuberculosis, malaria, polio and leprosy."
More at http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/in_focus&id=9436876 .
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