Show-Me Immigration Crackdown Pledge Amid Missouri Guv Campaign

Again . . . This kind of tough talk pleases voters ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. 

The only problem . . . 

Even the right-wing politico in question acknowledges that Supreme Court law might not back up his proposed crackdown. 

In the meantime . . .

Any local who listens closely to workers this Summer will notice that they're all speaking Spanish. 

Here's the GOP side of the story . . . 

The state senator from Weldon Spring, who has proposed legislation to remove people in Missouri who have entered the U.S. illegally, made the comments earlier this week as a federal court weighed how far states can go in policing immigration.

“We’re going to be aggressive about detaining and deporting folks who are here in this state illegally,” Republican candidate for Missouri governor Bill Eigel told the Post-Dispatch in an interview. “I expect the Supreme Court to reaffirm that right. In the event that the Supreme Court has a different perspective, well, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it; however, I will say that that’s not going to deter me from enforcing the sovereignty of the state of Missouri.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Bill Eigel says he would enforce Missouri's 'sovereignty' - no matter what

Other GOP candidates for governor stop short of embracing the type of aggressive detain-and-deport program the Weldon Spring Republican has pitched.