Santa Cruz Sheriff dumps McCain over his SB 1070 support
From the Nogales International:
Santa Cruz County Sheriff Antonio Estrada is no longer endorsing John McCain’s reelection bid, and he’s citing the Republican senator’s support of Arizona’s new immigration law as a major factor in the split.
Instead, Estrada is throwing his weight behind Democratic senatorial candidate Randy Parraz, who, like the sheriff, has voiced strong opposition to the law.
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Even when Estrada was in McCain’s corner, his anti-SB 1070 stance made him a less appealing booster than an immigration hardliner like Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, the analysts said. And that explains why a McCain TV spot shot several months back shows him walking the border fence in Nogales with Babeu and not Estrada – despite the fact that Nogales is in Santa Cruz County and Pinal County is 90 miles from the border.
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Aside from their immigration deviation, Estrada also cited McCain’s vote against continuing federal unemployment benefits as a motivator in withdrawing his endorsement.
“These people want to go to work, but they can’t,” Estrada said. “They need to put food on the table, pay the rent and keep their homes. I consider it pretty cruel that he would vote not to continue unemployment.”
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