Huckabee Makes The First Move On Immigration

Kind of surprising: given how important the immigration issue to Mitt Romney's chances in Iowa, you'd think that he, and not challenger Mike Huckabee, would be the first to force a debate... and get personal. Wrong. Said Huckabee, according to Teddy Davis's ace transcription:

"I think Mitt Romney would rather keep people out of college so they can keep working on his lawn," said Huckabee while appearing on the Fox News Channel. Huckabee's shot at Romney came when the former Arkansas governor was asked about criticism he has received from Romney for backing an unsuccessful proposal in Arkansas to offer college scholarships to the children of illegal immigrants.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/11/huckabee-makes-the-first-move-on-immigration/50989/