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Gov. Tim Pawlenty is concerned about illegal immigrants residing in his state. Concerned is an understatement, actually. After years of injecting anti-immigrant sentiment into his campaign messages, he’s once again making immigration — a federal issue — a platform for his re-election campaign in traditionally Democratic Minnesota:

His administration issued a report in December estimating that as many as 85,000 illegal immigrants live in Minnesota, at a cost to taxpayers of up to $188 million a year.

Democrats and other critics questioned the Republican governor’s numbers and his motives. But that hasn’t stopped Pawlenty from making immigration a top issue as he seeks re-election.

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