By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times
Embattled Rep. David Stringer has picked up an ally in his defense of his comments about the effects of immigration: his Prescott Republican seatmate.
Rep. Noel Campbell, who was at the luncheon a week ago where Stringer first made his comments, said he doesn’t want to get into the merits of what his colleague said about immigration being an “existential threat” to the United States nor his remarks about the problems of assimilating so many new foreigners.
Campbell did acknowledge that Stringer’s comments were, at the very least, “inartful.”
But he said it would be wrong to paint Stringer as a racist. And he lashed out at others who he believes rushed to “vilify” him and seek his political scalp.
