Candidates for governor take aim at illegal immigration

12/27/2007
By Brandon Cone
BDN Staff Writer
bcone@bransondailynews.com

Illegal immigration is becoming a big issue in Missouri, and is already taking its place as a point of debate among Missouri’s 2008 gubernatorial candidates.

So far both democrats and republicans have agreed that measures need to be taken against employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Earlier this week, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, 2008 democratic candidate for governor, proposed legislation to impose sanctions on Missouri employers who use undocumented workers.

“It is the lure of that job that attracts undocumented workers to the state,â€