Tejada Supports Webb

Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada spoke about his support for Virginia Senate Candidate Jim Webb in the Washington Times.

"With two weeks until the Nov. 7 election, Mr. Webb, 60, and Mr. Allen, 54, are in a statistical tie. The race could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate, and sets the agenda on the Iraq war, immigration reform and President Bush's tax cuts. Tejada said yesterday that Mr. Webb's early opposition to the war, his push to raise the minimum wage and his ideas on immigration resonate "very well" in the Hispanic community. "He knows what it's like to be poor," Mr. Tejada said. "He also feels earned citizenship needs to be an option for those who can show they have done well, not violated law, who pay taxes. Why should they be denied the opportunity in this country if they have been here for many generations in some cases?"

Mr. Webb, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, favors a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens who are in the U.S. "People who say 'no amnesty' or that we are not going to do anything with the individuals who are here are basically looking at a fairy tale," Mr. Webb told reporters yesterday. "The people who actually have put down long roots in these communities, we need to find a process to bring them properly into society and into the work force."

See also 'Tejada Endorses Webb' October 3, 2006.