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Ark. Gov. Welcomes Latino Influx
By The Associated Press
December 07, 2006
Arkansas
Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday the
nation is being given a chance to make up for past racism by the way it handles
the influx of Latinos.
Huckabee, a Republican who is considering a run for
president in 2008, said Arkansas has made progress on racial justice and has a fresh
opportunity to do the right thing in the way it welcomes the growing Latino
population.
"One of the great challenges facing us is that we do not
commit the same mistakes with our growing Hispanic population that we did with
African Americans 150 years ago and beyond. We're still paying the price for the
pathetic manner in which this country handled that," Huckabee said at a meeting
of the Political Animals Club in Little Rock. The club meets monthly to hear from political figures
and experts.
Huckabee said he will announce
after he leaves office Jan. 9 whether he will run for president. He said he is
not posturing for the vice-presidential nomination.
"If I make a decision at all, it
won't be to run for the second position on the ticket. I've never seen a
football team run out on the field and say we're Number Two," Huckabee
said.
Huckabee said a book he's written
that will be released in January will also help him determine whether there's
any support for his potential candidacy. (AP)
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