AP: Dean Says Democrats Won't Use Immigration

June 28, 2006, 5:39PM
Dean Says Democrats Won't Use Immigration

By EMILY FREDRIX Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — The head of the Democratic Party told the nation's oldest Hispanic
rights group on Wednesday that Democrats will not use immigration to divide
the country and win in the upcoming midterm elections.

"Immigrant bashing and scapegoating is wrong in order to win elections and we're
not going to do it," Howard Dean said at the League of United Latin American
Citizens convention in Milwaukee.

The Democratic National Committee chairman said Republicans have been in control
of Congress and the White House for years and could have done something about
immigration and border security, but they were waiting for the approaching elections.

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman was scheduled to address
the group on Tuesday but could not make the trip because of flooding on the East Coast,
the RNC said.