Republican candidates in New Mexico Senate race square off in debate
The Republican candidates for the New Mexico U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici squared off in debate, with each attempting to outdo the other as the true conservative.
U.S. Reps. Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce answered a series of prepared questions on topics ranging from the war in Iraq, health care, immigration and the economy, the Alamogordo Daily News reported.
Wilson criticized Pearce’s claim that he supports securing the border when he voted against funding to hire more Border Patrol agents this year. Wilson said the immigration issue is not as simple as building a fence, but she feels more money should be spent on border security.
'We have to hire the people that enforce the laws,' she said. 'It would pay for itself.'
Pearce agreed that the border needs to be better secured and laws better enforced to keep immigrants from entering the country illegally.
'If you are in this country illegally, you must go to the back of the line behind those who are doing the right thing,' he said.
Last updated May 21, 2008