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In 2003, Gov. Bill Richardson welcomed a bus caravan of ''undocumented workers'' - i.e., illegal aliens - traveling through his state on its way to Washington, D.C. He enthused: ''Thank you for coming to Santa Fe. Know that New Mexico is your home.''
Turns out that they aren't so welcome after all. Last week Richardson became the first of two border-state governors - Arizona Democrat Janet Napolitano quickly joined him - to declare disaster areas on the border, exactly because so many undocumented workers are coming across it. When two savvy Democratic governors spectacularly change their posture on immigration, it's a sign of a significant political shift - perhaps, finally, public outrage over the out-of-control border is making an impression on the political establishment.
Posted by katie at August 25, 2005