GOP frontrunner in key gubernatorial race forced to answer about hiring illegal immigrants: 'I don't know'
Rick Jackson, the Republican frontrunner in Georgia's race for governor, said he didn't know if there were any illegal immigrants doing landscaping for him at his mansion when pressed during...
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Rick Jackson, the Republican frontrunner in Georgia's race for governor, said he didn't know if there were any illegal immigrants doing landscaping for him at his mansion when pressed during the race's only debate ahead of the GOP primary next month. "You claim to be the tough on illegal deportation , but you've got illegals working in your backyard as we speak right now," fellow frontrunner Republican candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, argued. "Who's the real Rick Jackson?" Jones' question directed at Jackson came during a portion of the Monday night debate where candidates got the opportunity to single out one of their opponents for a question. Jones zeroed in on criticism that while Jackson claims to be Trump's biggest ally in the race, he has donated to the president's rivals, such as Liz Cheney and Nikki Haley, profited off staffing abortion doctors at Planned Parenthood and has hired illegal immigrants to do landscaping at his mansion. GEORGIA GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFUL VOWS TO ‘BAN DEI’ BUT HIS OWN COMPANY TOUTED DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION "First of all, the real Rick Jackson has never taken one dollar from Planned Parenthood. We've never taken one dollar from recruiting surgeons to do transgender surgery for underage kids from that standpoint," Jackson responded. "As far as illegals and so forth, I will absolutely make it the number one place in — Georgia will be number one for deporting criminal illegals. That's my position and that's who I am." Jackson added that he has "done nothing but give to many pro-life nonprofits," as he continued his rebuttal. "I give more to nonprofits of crisis pregnancy centers here in Georgia than probably you've ever given in your entire life," Jackson said of Jones. But Jones didn't let go of the illegal alien question. "So, you don't have any illegals working for you right now?" Jones pressed. BLUE STATE POLITICAL BATTLE INTENSIFIES AFTER DEM MAYOR'S ARREST AT ICE FACILITY: 'OUTRAGED' "I don't know," Jackson replied incre…