HUCKABEE TOURS BORDER

Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:28 PM

by Domenico Montanaro


From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger
LAREDO, Texas -- Huckabee toured the Mexican border Saturday and stressed his commitment to preventing illegal immigration, while choosing against criticizing McCain.

Huckabee -- joined by Rep. Duncan Hunter, Jim Gilchrist, founder and president of the Minutemen Project and Chuck Norris – first was briefed at the Laredo office of Customs and Border Protection. He viewed the command center, where operators scan mounted video cameras, looking for Mexicans seeking to cross the border. He also saw a wide array of weapons and equipment the patrolmen use, including hovercraft.

He then toured a potential border crossing, walking through the woods to the edge of the Rio Grande. Speaking after the tour, Huckabee demurred when asked if McCain was soft on immigration.

“I’m not going to characterize his position because I think that’s not really a healthy thing for me to get into,â€