Immigration Remains Issue In Senate Campaign
Candidates wrestle with illegal immigration policy
James Coburn, Special to The Sun
OKLA. CITY — A recent debate by U.S. Senate hopefuls explored if Republicans hope to win the presidency in the next decade if the government fails to limit the number of illegal immigrants making their way into the United States.
Republican candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat from Oklahoma were asked what will happen to Republican chances of electing a president if a pathway to citizenship is made for more than 12 million illegal aliens.
“’We need to secure the borders and say ‘no’ to amnesty,’” former state Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon said.
Shannon was one of three Republicans participating in the debate sponsored at Olivet Baptist Church in Oklahoma City by the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee.