Perry and White likely to tread lightly on immigration

By R.G. RATCLIFFE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE

April 27, 2010, 10:30PM

AUSTIN β€” Arizona's new anti-illegal immigration law puts a spotlight on a battleground issue for Gov. Rick Perry and his Democratic challenger Bill White, but it has political liabilities for both candidates.

Illegal immigration is a sensitive issue for Perry and White because they want to attract Hispanic votes. But Perry has the additional need to fire up a conservative Republican base that blames illegal immigration for many of the nation's ills.

β€œIn the best of all worlds, for White to win, there has to be a large Latino voter turnout,β€