Ariz. gubernatorial candidate calls for statewide tent city for migrants

[pinboy3niner]

Ariz. gubernatorial candidate calls for statewide tent city for migrants
Jun. 8, 2010 10:29 AM
Associated Press
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State treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Dean Martin is calling for the immediate deployment of National Guard troops to the border at Arizona's expense.

He's also calling for a statewide "tent city" jail modeled after Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail in Maricopa County to house arrested illegal immigrants at low cost.

Martin made the announcement in a press conference Tuesday announcing his border security plan. He's challenging Gov. Jan Brewer in the Republican primary.


Read more:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/06/08/20100608arizona-governor-candidate-martin-border-plan.html

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My headline: No-chance-in-hell GOP primary candidate panders for attention hanging on for dear life to Sheriff Joe's coattails.

[KamaAina]

1. You better vote for him

or his buddy Frankie'll have your kneecaps broken! :-)

[Trillo]

2. So close, and yet so far.

A "tent city" is a great idea, a place for homeless folks to rest and recover.
A "tent city jail" is, well, just another prison.

What a difference one word makes!

[pinboy3niner]

3. Does this remind anyone else of internment?

That's the first thought that struck me when I read this.

[Posteritatis]

4. The word "concentration" appeared in my own first thoughts. (nt)

[pinboy3niner]

5. I thought internment was plenty scary enough