Bob Gibson
Daily Progress political blogger

    Democrats and Republicans who argue that parties do make a difference may be right.

    Can anyone imagine a Republican governor such as Jerry Kilgore warning localities and other officials that cracking down hard on immigrants in the country illegally might hurt the state’s economy?
    Gov. Tim Kaine, a Richmond Democrat, responded to questions about immigration at Tuesday’s AP Day at the Capital forum by opposing a patchwork locality-by-locailty set of crackdowns against undocumented immigrants and by warning that making immigrants feel unwelcome would hurt Virginia’s economy.

  He warned that officials in the state “have to be extremely careful that we don’t send a message that the commonwealth of Virginia is not a welcoming place for new Americans. That is critical.”