Los Angeles Times (May 6):Governor Hasn't Been a Border Activist

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From the Los Angeles Time
Dated Friday May 6

Governor Hasn't Been a Border Activist
Schwarzenegger had been quiet on illegal immigration until his praise of Minutemen
By Robert Salladay, Times Staff Writer

Sacramento — Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has flung himself into the roiling debate over illegal immigration in recent weeks, he had virtually ignored the issue since being elected.

He made immigration a campaign theme in 2003 by promising to block driver's licenses for illegal immigrants — which he did, in his first major official act — and to secure more federal funds to deal with it.

But a review of Schwarzenegger's public speeches and statements shows he has been silent, with a few exceptions, on an issue that has raised alarm across the political spectrum. Lawmakers and immigrant groups say he has been absent behind the scenes as well.

"The governor has a lot of power, but he has been utterly unwilling to use it on this issue," said Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks. Sherman said the governor traveled to Washington "to be 'the Collectinator' but has done nothing."

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1. this is a far cry from pushing over chimneys

of Earthquake victims as an illegally working immigrant himself