Wednesday, Nov. 02, 2011
SC- Duncan’s comments on immigration called ‘unfortunate’

By GINA SMITH - gnsmith@thestate.com

U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, a Laurens Republican, is raising some eyebrows after likening illegal immigrants to animals and vagrants during a talk Monday to Furman University students.

During a student event at the Greenville university, Duncan was answering a question about the complexity of political issues and used illegal immigration as an example.

“It’s kind of like having a house — and you’re not homeowners, a lot of folks in this room, but your moms and dads are — taking the door off the hinges and allowing any kind of vagrant, or animal, or just somebody that’s hungry, or somebody that wants to do your dishes for you, to come in. And you can’t say, ‘No you can’t come in.’ And you can’t say, ‘No you can’t stay all night.’ Or ‘No you can’t have this benefit, using my deodorant.’ All those things,â€