Duncan Joins Criticism Of Edmondson

The chair of the House's Public Safety & Judiciary Committee Tuesday criticized Attorney General Drew Edmondson's comments on Oklahoma's new immigration law, calling the remarks inappropriate for an official charged with defending the state.

In a December 4 article in The Oklahoman, Edmondson criticized Oklahoma's comprehensive immigration reform law (House Bill 1804) and called proposals to expand it "cruel."

"I find the Attorney General's comments a slap in the face to all the people who work hard and play by the rules in this state," said Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs. "What's 'cruel' is taking law-abiding taxpayers' money and spending it on services for people who aren't even supposed to be here in the first place."

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