Blaming the high unemployment rate in Salinas and the state's struggles to retain business on federal meddling, U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina made a campaign appearance at a Salinas Valley farm Wednesday.
Fiorina addressed immigration, praising it as the engine that made the nation great but arguing that "illegal immigration erodes people's trust in government." She vowed to support increased border security and a more effective temporary guest worker program. But she declined to support a crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers, arguing that they need temporary employees but "don't have the tools" to keep track of immigration status.
The federal government, she said, shouldn't get in the way of farmers and other business. She has previously been quoted saying she would go slow on immigration reform, including a path to legalization, until the border is secure and a better temporary guest worker program is in place.
Fiorina, who is running against Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore for the Republican nomination and the right to face incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer in November, offered her comments and answered questions from the press during a brief appearance at Christensen and Giannini Farm just south of Salinas.
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Posted by Jeanette Pantoja
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