Would immigration stance harm Chris Christie too?

By James Oliphant
September 29, 2011, 9:23 a.m.

If some conservatives believe Rick Perry is soft on illegal immigration, what would they make of Chris Christie’s statement three years ago asserting that undocumented immigrants aren’t criminals?

In 2008, when Christie was the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, he told a church forum that [b]“being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime.â€