LePage: Asylum seekers ‘the biggest problem in our state’
Source: Bangor Daily News
Good morning from Augusta, where Tuesday began with a recognition day for Boy Scouts and ended with a Gov. Paul LePage town hall meeting in Freeport.
It was reasonably hostile territory for the Republican, who gave his normal stump speech on energy, economic, welfare and drug issues. But there were a couple of highlights.
At one point, LePage called asylum seekers “the biggest problem in our state.” That drew harsh reactions from some in the crowd who yelled, “Shame on you,” some of whom were escorted out of the overflowing room at the town’s library.
He elaborated, saying that Maine often doesn’t receive federal aid to help secondary migrants. Then he doubled down on a past, baseless argument that asylum seekers pose a public health threat, saying they’re bringing hepatitis C, tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV and “the ziki fly,” an apparent malaprop reference to the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus.
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Another day - another "Shit Show" from LePew
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He won election twice because the Dem and an independent split the Sane-American vote. 
