Mollie Tibbetts murder case in Iowa gets pulled into Minnesota Senate race
Minnesota state Sen. Karin Housley on Wednesday seized on the killing of a young Iowa college student and the reported confession of an immigrant with disputed legal status to take the fight on the immigration issue to her Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith.
Housley, a Republican from the Stillwater area, released a statement calling the murder a preventable tragedy. She charged that Smith and liberal Democrats
are more concerned about protecting criminal aliens than protecting innocent lives like Mollie Tibbetts.
Smith did not directly address Housleys attack: This is an awful tragedy and my heart breaks for Mollies family. I can imagine nothing worse than losing a child. The individual responsible for this heinous crime must be brought to justice and punished, Smith said in a statement to the Star Tribune.
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