Howard Dean: Border Security Democrats' Top Priority

"Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean yesterday called border security his party's top immigration priority for November. 'The first thing we want is tough border control,' he said. 'We have to do a much better job on our borders than George Bush has done. And then we can go to the policy disagreements about how to get it done,'" the Washington Times reports. "Mr. Dean said he wants 'immigrants who obey the law and pay taxes to be able to apply for citizenship. We support earned legalization [amnesty] vigorously. And, much to my surprise, so do the American people.' . . . Giving a preview of the kinds of accusations that Republican candidates across the country can expect to face as the elections near, Mr. Dean said: 'We want tough and smart immigration reform, we want border control, and if we have to increase the federal protection along the borders, we will. Don't forget -- the Republicans have been in power for five years. They've had the House and Senate and the White House most of that time. And they have done nothing about immigration.'"

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