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SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday voiced support for two Democratic governors who have declared states of emergency in some border areas -- but the Republican governor stopped short of saying that California should follow suit.
Schwarzenegger, whose previous comments on immigration have rankled some Latinos, said he empathizes with concerns about illegal immigration, border violence and drug trafficking.
``I think it's a terrific idea, what they have done,'' Schwarzenegger said of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. ``And it is not just the flow of illegal immigrants that are coming over here, but it's also the drug trafficking that is going on, the violence that is going on on the borders, and the human trafficking that is going on.
Posted by Richard at August 17, 2005