Pro-amnesty crusader Chris Cannon, Republican congressman from Utah (motto: “We love immigrants in Utah. And we don’t make the distinction very often between legal and illegal.”), finally got his comeuppance Tuesday by losing a primary to Jason Chaffetz, who ran on, among other things, a hawkish immigration platform. This comes after two primary close calls against other challengers in 2004 and 2006. In this race, Cannon lost despite outraising Chaffetz nearly 7 to 1 and garnering the endorsement of President Bush. (On second thought, maybe that endorsement was part of the problem.)
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Mark Krikorian is the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
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