jim deakin is right. in the 1980's, we gave amnesty for 2.5 million people and that promise was that we secure the border. the american people do not believe us. that is why we have to secure the borders first. we can do it without the expenditure of too much money, especially compared with the cost and the human suffering of these people that are being serviced -- smuggled across and the drugs and being brought into our country and the brutality that exists. we have to secure the border first. according to michael chertoff, there are too many people in this country already that have committed crimes. if you strictly enforce the laws where employers that employee insurance illegally, there are some exceptions. there is a soldier in iraq that i knew that i met that was a green card holder. his wife's mother is in this country illegally. i am not want to deporter while she -- while he is fighting in iraq. there are cases that have to be addressed. the moral to this story is to get the border secured first.

jim deakin is also u.s. navy veteran. he was a division manager and don't -- and owned two businesses. he is a guest lecturer at scottsdale community college. tonight's debate is a formal debate. we will ask directed questions to each candidate, who will be given 90 seconds to answer to the other candidates will have a 45-second rebuttal. the original candidate will have a 30-second final response. questions were formulated with input from our partners. none of the candidates have been given the questions in advance. the order was determined by drawing numbers. let's begin. the first question goes to mr. j.d. hayworth. mr. hayworth, he called your correct -- the clutter congressional career mediocre. give us a list of reasons why voters should send you back to washington when even members of your own party? effectiveness. >> thank you to you and channel three, and to my fellow candidates. thank you for taking the time to join us. you face a crucial decision when the cans to decide in your next united states senator. -- wh

hayworth, and jim deakin. they met in arizona for their second televised debate before the primary. >> the primary is august 24. >> good evening, everyone. tonight, a debate for the u.s. senate. small business owner jim deakin, former congressman j.d. hayworth, and congressman -- and senator mccain. >> good evening, everybody. thank you for joining us tonight to hear from the three republican candidates representing arizona. john mccain is running for the fifth six-year term in the senate. he was in the house six years before being elected to the senate in 1986. j.d. hayworth served six terms and house of representatives before losing his 2006 reelection bid. before announcing his candidacy early this year, he was the host for a talk-show program in phoenix. also with us tonight is jim deakin who owns and operates a small business in phoenix. we will keep this very simple. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer my questions. rebuttals will be 45 seconds. 30 seconds to the candidate who was asked the ori

my name is jim deakin. i want to focus on the constitution, not politics. >> if you -- the fact is john mccain is caught in cynical attack politics. you chaired the committees to undo influence. never did my name come up. shame on you, john. arizona deserves better. >> mr. deakin, the next question is for you. the coalition of tea party activists are suggesting that you drop out because your candidacy they claim is hurting the conservetive cause. how do you respond to that? >> i think it is great. it is americans expressing their opinions. that's what it is all about. when we have people marching in the streets expressing their opinions, either side, it makes our country better. when we the people stand up and say that is not acceptable to us anymore, then we can make changes in washington, d.c. i don't care whether anybody tells me to drop out of this race or not. i have a constitutional right to be on this ballot. if either one of the other candidates had stuck to their pledges, i would not be here today.

. -- jim deakin is also a navy veteran. tonight's debate is a formal debate. each candidate will have 90- seconds to answer. the original candidate will then have a 30-second final response. the questions were formulated with input from our partners at the "arizona guardian." not to be candid its have been given the questions in advance. let's begin. the first question goes to mr. hayworth. dick armey called your congressional career mediocre. can you give arizonans a list of reasons why they should send you back to washington when their effectiveness has been question? >> thanks to you for taking the time to join us. you face a crucial decision when it comes to deciding your next united states senator. you can choose between haleh convenient conservative for a consistent conservative. when it came back home, listen to you, and is ready to go back and serve his sentence. their remarks are interesting. dick armey is not a student of history. i have spent 12 years in the united states house. i had an active hand in writing the bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 that

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