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Šwhen€we€go€out€to€do€anything€in€the€park,€the€staff€has€a€plan€A,€a€plan€B,€and€a€plan€C,€becauseŠ ą%0!$ Šthe€lake€may€or€may€not€allow€us€to€do€that.€€We€may€want€to€work€on€Devil's€island€today.€Š Ģ&"% ŠWell,€if€the€waves€are€coming€from€a€particular€direction,€you€can't€lined€land€at€the€DevilššsŠ ø'#& ŠIsland€dock.€€Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢGarrett:Š |*Ģ%) ŠWhat€makes€it€special€can€cost.€€Consider€the€lighthouses.€€This€is€the€Raspberry€IslandŠ h+ø&* ŠLighthouse.€€It's€in€the€middle€of€a€huge€renovation.€€The€first€in€decades,€and€it€was€deterioratingŠ T,¤'+ Šterribly.€€But€the€money€for€this€renovation€came€about€through€a€special€appropriation€byŠ @-(, Šcongress.€€It's€a€one-time€deal,€and€it's€unlikely€to€happen€again€anytime€soon,€and€consider€thereŠ ° Šare€five€other€lighthouses€in€need€of€work.€€Š œģ ŠĢBob:Š tÄ ŠThe€Raspberry€Island€Lighthouse€renovation€is€a€$1.5€million.€€My€annual€operating€budget€isŠ `° Š$2.5€million.€€These€places€need€attention€and€love€and€care€and€stewardship,€but€there'sŠ L œ Šabsolutely€no€change€in€our€operating€budget€for€staffing€or€for€maintenance.€€The€real€fear€isŠ 8 ˆ Šmaintenance.€€We€are€raising€it€up€to€the€standard€that€it€should€be€at,€but€that€means€that€if€weŠ $ t Šwant€to€keep€it€at€that€standard,€we're€going€to€have€to€really€be€watching€the€paint€and€theŠ  ` Šwindows€and€the€drainage,€and€we€can't€let€it€degrade,€which€is€what's€unfortunately€happened€toŠ ü L  Ševery€one€of€the€lights,€and€it€happened€to€Raspberry€itself.€€People€have€high€expectations€ofŠ č 8  Štheir€national€parks,€and€we€want€to€achieve€those€expectations€as€much€as€we€can.€€We€don'tŠ Ō$  Šknow€if€we€can.€€So€this€plan€is€a€hard-nose€look€saying€this€is€reality,€folks.€€What€do€you€wantŠ Ą  Šyour€national€parks€to€be?€And€the€funding€may€or€may€not€be€there€to€do€that.€€Š ¬ü  ŠĢGarrett:ą ` ąŠ „Ō  ŠThis€is€where€we,€the€people€of€Wisconsin,€come€in,€because€the€management€wants,€they'reŠ pĄ Šrequesting€our€input€on€their€management€plan.€€Š \¬ ŠĢBob:Š 4„ ŠWhat's€most€important€to€people?€€Are€lighthouses€more€important€than€fisheries?€€Are€docksŠ  p Šmore€important€than€camp€sites?€€We€need€the€thoughtful€input€from€people.€€People€think€theirŠ  \ Švote€doesn't€count.€€In€this€particular€exercise,€one€thoughtful€letter€counts.€€It€can€make€a€hugeŠ ųH Šdifference.€€I€will€read€every€single€comment.€€Š ä4 ŠĢGarrett:Š ¼  ŠIt's€our€chance€to€add€our€ideas€to€this€picture€of€the€Apostle€Islands€National€Lakeshore€20€yearsŠ Øų Šout,€20€years€into€the€future.€€Š ”ä ŠĢLoew:Š l¼ ŠThe€public€comment€period€for€the€management€plan€is€open€until€September€25.€€You€can€find€aŠ X Ø Šlink€on€our€Web€site,€wpt.org/inwisconsin,€that€will€allow€you€to€print€out€a€comment€form.€€TheŠ D!” Šaddress€where€you€can€mail€the€form€is€also€provided€as€well€as€an€email€address€if€you'd€preferŠ 0"€  Što€submit€your€comments€that€way.€€We'll€bring€you€additional€reports€about€Great€Lakes€issuesŠ #l! Šthroughout€the€season.€€Š $X" ŠĢOne€of€Wisconsin's€eight€U.S.€Congressional€Districts€is€drawing€national€attention€this€year.€Š ą%0!$ ŠThe€Eighth€District€which€covers€the€northeast€corner€of€the€state€is€considered€a€tossup.€Š Ģ&"% ŠIncumbent€republican€Mark€Green€is€running€for€governor,€and€recent€polls€show€democrats€haveŠ ø'#& Ša€chance€to€take€control€of€his€former€seat.€€"In€Wisconsin"€reporter€Art€Hackett€introduces€us€toŠ ¤(ō#' Šthe€two€candidates€who€survived€Tuesday's€primary.€€Š )ą$( ŠĢArt€Hackett:Š h+ø&* ŠThe€Eighth€Congressional€District€pits€a€republican€insider,€19-year€legislative€veteran€andŠ T,¤'+ Šcurrent€Assembly€Speaker€John€Gard.€€Š @-(, ЇJohn€Gard:Š ° ŠEverybody€is€working€harder,€playing€by€the€rules,€and€they€just€want€to€get€ahead.€€Š œģ ŠĢHackett:Š tÄ ŠAgainst€a€democratic€outsider.€€Š `° ŠĢSteve€Kagen:Š 8 ˆ ŠEveryone€is€saying€the€same€thing,€the€path€our€nation€is€on€is€simply€unacceptable.€€Š $ t ŠĢHackett:Š ü L  ŠGreen€Bay€physician€Steve€Kagen€owns€allergy€clinics€in€Green€Bay€and€Appleton.€€He€tookŠ č 8  Š38%€of€the€votes€in€a€three-way€primary,€a€contest€where€Iraq€was€a€central€issue€for€voters.€€Š Ō$  ŠĢKagen:Š ¬ü  ŠFirst,€they€want€to€see€an€end€to€what€is€now€a€civil€war€in€Iraq.€€Š ˜č  ŠĢWoman:Š pĄ ŠI€think€getting€our€troops€home€is€number€one€on€my€list€of€things€that€I€would€like€to€see.€€Š \¬ ŠĢHackett:Š 4„ ŠWhen€voters€bring€it€up,€Kagen€is€happy€to€talk€about€Iraq,€although€he€doesn't€like€to€call€it€aŠ  p Šwar.€€Š  \ ŠĢKagen:Š ä4 ŠThe€war€ended€in€May€of€2003.€€President€Bush€declared€an€end€to€hostilities.€€So€now€whatŠ Š  Šyou're€going€to€ask€me€about€is€the€occupation€of€what€once€was€Iraq.€€Š ¼  ŠĢHackett:Š ”ä ŠKagen€chose€to€run€because€of€another€issue,€no€surprise€because€he's€a€doctor€itššs€health€care.€Š €Š ŠDemocratic€candidate€Kagen's€solution€is€a€plan€he€calls€no€patient€left€behind,€a€combination€ofŠ l¼ Šrisk€sharing€among€the€entire€U.S.€€population,€income-based€deductibles,€and€standardizedŠ X Ø Špolicies.€€Š D!” ŠĢKagen:Š #l! ŠI€want€to€write€a€basic€federal€standard€policy€that€each€insurance€company€gets€to€sell.€€ThisŠ $X" Šbasic€health€insurance€policy€would€cover€you€from€your€head€to€your€toe€with€no€cherry€picking.€Š ō$D # ŠĢGard:Š Ģ&"% ŠI€believe€we€need€to€have€lower€taxes,€limited€government.€€I€believe€in€our€respect€for€life,€and€IŠ ø'#& Šbelieve€that€we€need€to€stay€focused€on€trying€to€make€our€neighborhoods€safe.€€Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢHackett:Š |*Ģ%) ŠRepublican€hopeful€John€Gard€said€his€campaign€is€all€about€jobs.€€We€found€him€campaigningŠ h+ø&* Šat€a€metal€finishing€plant€in€Green€Bay.€€Š T,¤'+ ŠŠ @-(, ŠGard:Š ° ŠWe'd€like€to€reduce€your€costs€in€other€ways.€€Š œģ ŠĢMan:Š tÄ ŠI€like€to€hear€that.€€Š `° ŠĢGard:Š 8 ˆ ŠOur€tax€code€both€for€employers€and€employees€is€not€as€competitive€as€it€needs€to€be.€€We€areŠ $ t Šstill€taking€too€much€of€people's€hard-earned€money.€€A€lot€of€people€are€thinking€they're€workingŠ  ` Šharder,€but€they're€not€getting€ahead.€€Š ü L  ŠĢHackett:Š Ō$  ŠGard€talks€about€the€war,€too.€€Š Ą  ŠĢGard:Š ˜č  ŠI€think€there€are€too€many€people€who€underestimate€our€enemy.€€I€think€our€highestŠ „Ō  Šresponsibility€as€Americans€in€government€is€to€keep€our€families€safe.€€The€war€on€terror,€Iraq€isŠ pĄ Špart€of€the€war€on€terror,€so€is€Afghanistan,€so€is€what's€going€to€happen€in€Iran€with€the€potentialŠ \¬ Šnuclear€capability.€€Š H˜ ŠĢHackett:Š  p ŠBoth€candidates€have€already€spent€over€a€million€dollars€just€to€win€their€party's€nominations,Š  \ Šand€both€still€have€six€figure€cash€balances.€€Numerous€special€interest€groups€are€expected€toŠ ųH Šweigh€in€on€both€sides€to€influence€what€is€expected€to€be€a€close€election.€€Total€spending€isŠ ä4 Šexpected€to€set€state€records.€€Š Š  ŠĢLoew:Š Øų ŠWe'll€bring€you€more€in€the€coming€weeks€on€where€Gard€and€Kagen€stand€on€the€issues,€as€wellŠ ”ä Šas€other€reports€about€some€of€the€key€political€races,€including€the€state€Attorney€General's€raceŠ €Š Šmatch€up€of€Kathleen€Falk€and€Ō_ŌJ.B.Ō_Ō€Van€Hollen.€€In€the€meantime,€you€can€find€out€more€aboutŠ l¼ Šthe€candidates€who€will€appear€on€the€November€ballot€by€logging€on€to€Wisconsinvote.org,€ourŠ X Ø Šonline€election€resource.€€Š D!” ŠĢWe€move€now€from€politics€to€a€slice€of€Wisconsin€life.€€Abbotsford€is€made€up€mostly€ofŠ #l! Štraditional€businesses€like€barbershops€and€hardware€stores,€much€like€other€small€towns€acrossŠ $X" Šthe€state.€€But€when€Andy€Soth€spent€a€day€in€Abbotsford€earlier€this€year,€he€found€that€theŠ ō$D # Šsecret€to€success€for€one€business€is€to€offer€up€a€taste€of€something€different.€€Š ą%0!$ ŠĢAndy€Soth:Š ø'#& ŠAbbotsford€is€the€kind€of€small€town€where€the€main€drag€starts€at€one€feed€mill€and€ends€atŠ ¤(ō#' Šanother.€€In€between,€you'll€find€the€hardware€store,€barbershop,€and€the€movie€palace,€and€theŠ )ą$( ŠMexican€restaurant.€€Š |*Ģ%) ŠĢAlyssa€Lopez:Š T,¤'+ ŠMexican€style.€€That's€what€it€means.€€That's€what€I€wanted€it€to€feel€like.€€I€wanted€it€to€feel€likeŠ @-(, Šthis€was€a€store€that€they€picked€up€out€of€Mexico€and€transplanted€into€Wisconsin.€€Š ° ŠĢSoth:Š ˆŲ ŠStore€owner,€Alyssa€Lopez,€is€no€transplant.€€She€grew€up€in€Abbotsford€back€when€she€wasŠ tÄ Šknown€by€another€name.€€Then€she€married€a€Mexican€man€and€moved€south.€€Š `° ŠĢLopez:Š 8 ˆ ŠWhen€I€got€to€the€point€where€the€kids€were€ready€to€be€in€school€and€I€really€thought€that€IŠ $ t Šwanted€the€kids€to€come€back€here€for€school€because€I€liked€the€schools€here.€€Š  ` ŠĢSoth:Š č 8  ŠOn€her€return€to€Abbotsford,€Lopez€found€the€Hispanic€population€had€exploded.€€She€felt€evenŠ Ō$  Šmore€at€home.€€Š Ą  ŠĢLopez:Š ˜č  ŠI've€always€been€very€accepted€into€the€community.€€I've€never€had€anybody€say,€š šNo,€you€know,Š „Ō  Šyou're€not€going€to€be€my€friend€because€you're€white.šš€€Š pĄ ŠĢSoth:Š H˜ ŠLopez€also€saw€a€business€opportunity,€and€today€her€store€is€a€vital€part€of€the€AbbotsfordŠ 4„ ŠMexican€community.€€When€the€shift€ends€at€the€pork€processing€plant,€immigrant€workersŠ  p Šcrowd€the€store€to€find€everything€from€a€favorite€soft€drinksš!šŠ  \ ŠĢLopez:Š ä4 ŠThis€is€a€very€popular€line€of€mostly€fruit„flavored€drinks.€€Š Š  ŠĢSoth:Š Øų ŠTo€a€dress.€€For€the€traditional€15th€year€right€of€passage.€€Š ”ä ŠĢLopez:Š l¼ ŠIt's€very€elaborate.€€They€spend--€they've€got€to€spend€thousands€and€thousands€of€dollars€onŠ X Ø Šthese€parties€at€times.€€Š D!” ŠĢSoth:Š #l! ŠThey€also€send€thousands€of€dollars€back€to€family€in€Mexico€in€transactions€handled€by€Lopez.€€Š $X" ŠĢLopez:Š ą%0!$ ŠBecause€most€of€the€time€they're€coming€here€in€order€to€help€their€family€live€a€better€life€inŠ Ģ&"% ŠMexico.€€Š ø'#& ŠĢSoth:Š )ą$( ŠHelping€customers€keep€in€touch€with€family€is€a€big€part€of€the€business.€€Phone€cards€areŠ |*Ģ%) Šamong€the€best€sellers.€€Customers€can€also€call€directly€from€the€store,€and€Lopez€has€just€addedŠ h+ø&* Šweb€access€for€email€and€even€live€chat€between€Abbotsford€and€the€growing€numbers€of€internetŠ T,¤'+ Šcafes€in€Mexico.€€But€most€of€the€store's€products€simply€deliver€a€small€taste€of€home€for€peopleŠ @-(, Ša€long€way€from€it.€€Š ° ŠĢLopez:Š ˆŲ ŠThey're€how€many€thousands€of€miles€away€from€home,€and€I€know€that€if€I€went€to€Japan€andŠ tÄ Šcouldn't€find€a€hamburger,€I€would€probably€be€upset.€€I€guess€that's€probably€the€closest€analogyŠ `° Šthat€I€can€get€to€it.€€This€is€what€they€like.€€This€is€what€they€want.€€Somebody's€got€to€help€themŠ L œ Šget€it.€€Š 8 ˆ ŠĢSoth:Š  ` ŠThat€means€figuring€what€will€sell€and€when,€like€knowing€today€is€the€Feast€of€the€Three€Kings.€€Š ü L  ŠĢLopez:Š Ō$  ŠEverybody€wants€to€know€if€the€bread's€here€yet.€€Š Ą  ŠĢSoth:Š ˜č  ŠThe€bread€finally€arrives€from€a€Green€Bay€bakery€just€in€time€to€bring€home€for€dinner.€€Š „Ō  ŠĢLopez:Š \¬ ŠThey're€little€baby€Jesuses€about€this€big€and€they're€hidden€in€there,€and€everybody--€all€theŠ H˜ Šdifferent€families€get€together€and€they€all€take€a€slice€and€whoever€gets€the€baby€has€to€bring€theŠ 4„ ŠŌ_ŌTomalesŌ_Ō.€€Š  p ŠĢSoth:Š ųH ŠCustomers€may€initially€come€to€the€store€to€reconnect€with€something€special€from€Mexico,€butŠ ä4 Šthey€come€back€because€Lopez€has€helped€them€connect€with€their€new€community€in€centralŠ Š  ŠWisconsin.€€She's€a€translator€and€problem€solver€for€many,€relaying€information€between€dairyŠ ¼  Šfarmers€and€their€employees,€between€the€county€health€department€and€clients,€and€helping€withŠ Øų Šthat€favorite€American€institution,€the€Department€of€Motor€Vehicles.€€Š ”ä ŠĢLopez:Š l¼ ŠI€call€down€and€I€say,€oh,€what's€going€on?€And€they€say€oh,€it's€you€again.€€Let's€fix€it€like€this.€Š X Ø ŠThat's€usually€what€I€get€because€I€call€them€too€much€I€think.€€Š D!” ŠĢSoth:Š #l! ŠBut€Lopez€is€happy€to€help€because€she€sees€the€contributions€made€by€hard-working€immigrants.€Š $X" ŠĢLopez:Š ą%0!$ ŠBut€without€them,€what€would€we€do?€Because€they€run€the€farms.€€They€run€the€meat€packingŠ Ģ&"% Šplants.€€They€run€the€fruit€and€vegetable€farms.€€I€mean,€if€they€weren't€here,€we'd€be€paying€$8€aŠ ø'#& Šgallon€for€milk€instead€of€three.€€There's€more€needy€days,€I€have€more€people€come€in€to€ask€forŠ ¤(ō#' Šfavors€than€they€do€to€buy€things.€€But€it€all€goes€with€the€flow,€and€if€they're€coming€in€to€askŠ )ą$( Šme€to€do€them€a€favor,€they'll€be€back€some€other€time€to€buy€something.€€I€don't€worry€about€it.€Š |*Ģ%) ŠIt€comes€and€it€goes.€€But€I€do€know€that€there€is€probably€very€few€people€in€this€community,€inŠ h+ø&* Šthis€Hispanic€community€that€don't€owe€me€a€favor,€and€I€call€them€in€on€occasions.€€I€think€thatŠ T,¤'+ Šthey€feel€like€I've€made€them€a€part€of€my€family,€which€I€have,€and€everybody€helps€outŠ @-(, Ševerybody€else.€€If€weššre€unloading€a€truck€back€here€and€customers€come€in,€they'll€come€backŠ ° Šout€here€and€help€bring€stuff€in.€€It's€just€the€way€that€they€are.€€I€mean,€how€many€people€wouldŠ œģ Šwalk€into€the€county€market,€and€if€they€see€the€stocker€stocking€shelves,€they're€going€to€helpŠ ˆŲ Šthem€stock€shelves?€€It€doesn't€happen.€€It€happens€here.€€Š tÄ ŠĢIt's€a€Sangria.€€Š L œ ŠĢLoew:Š $ t ŠSix€months€after€Andy€Soth€first€produced€that€report,€he€returned€to€Abbotsford€to€see€howŠ  ` Šsuccessfully€the€white€long-time€residents€and€more€newly€arrived€Hispanic€residents€wereŠ ü L  Šintegrated.€€He€spent€the€day€at€the€annual€community€picnic,€an€event€designed€to€create€aŠ č 8  Šmelting€pot€of€the€two€cultures.€€Š Ō$  ŠĢGirl:Š ¬ü  ŠOh€say€can€you€see€by€the€dawn's€early€light-€-€Š ˜č  ŠĢSoth:Š pĄ ŠAt€the€Abbotsford€community€picnic,€Wisconsin€cheese€curds€are€served€up€next€toŠ \¬ ŠMexican-style€corn.€€Š H˜ ŠĢWoman:Š  p ŠCheese€and€chile.€€Š  \ ŠĢWoman:Š ä4 ŠIt's€so€much€fun.€€They€come€and€try€our€food€and€we€try€their€food.€€Š Š  ŠĢWoman:Š Øų ŠAnd€the€food€is€cheap.€€It's€cheap€and€it's€good.€€Š ”ä ŠĢSoth:Š l¼ ŠThere's€a€beauty€pageant€and€traditional€Mexican€dancing,€sand€volleyball,€and€a€soccerŠ X Ø Štournament.€€Š D!” ŠĢRamon€Aguilera:Š #l! ŠMore€Hispanics€come€into€this€community,€and€we've€got€now€14€for€this€area.€€Š $X" ŠĢSoth:Š ą%0!$ ŠAbbotsford's€Mexican€immigrant€population€is€booming,€and€businesses€that€cater€to€them€areŠ Ģ&"% Šgrowing.€€Alicia€Lopez's€grocery€has€expanded€from€a€little€place€to€a€bigger€place.€€She's€addingŠ ø'#& Ša€restaurant€and€adding€a€bar€in€nearby€Colby.€€Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢLopez:Š |*Ģ%) ŠWe€sell€more€tequila.€€The€place€is€filled€with€Mexican€music€instead€of€American€music.€€Š h+ø&* ŠĢSoth:Š @-(, ŠBut€if€the€Hispanics€have€their€businesses€and€the€whites€have€their's,€you€might€ask€ifŠ ° ŠAbbotsford€is€one€town€or€two.€€Š œģ ŠĢKaren€Eckert:Š tÄ ŠVery€divided,€I€would€say.€€Hispanics€tend€to€keep€to€themselves,€and€the€whites,€everybody€elseŠ `° Štends€to€keep€to€themselves,€too,€which€is€kind€of,€you€know,€kind€of€sad.€€Š L œ ŠĢSoth:Š $ t ŠKaren€Eckert€is€covering€the€pageant€for€the€Phonograph.€€She€knows€that€if€the€twoŠ  ` Šcommunities€of€Abbotsford€were€to€come€together€it€will€be€because€of€the€children.€€Š ü L  ŠĢEckert:Š Ō$  ŠThe€younger€generation€is€the€one€that's€doing€okay€with€it€right€now.€€You€know,€the€real€littleŠ Ą  Šelementary€age€kids.€€Š ¬ü  ŠĢGirl:Š „Ō  ŠHer€hair€doesn't€look€right.€€Š pĄ ŠĢGirl:Š H˜ ŠHer€hair€doesn't€look€right?€Š 4„ ŠĢGirl:Š  \ ŠNo€way.€€Not€even€her€fingers.€€Š ųH ŠĢSoth:Š Š  ŠIf€the€community€picnic€is€how€Abbotsford€wants€to€see€itself,€they're€making€sure€everyone's€inŠ ¼  Šthe€picture.€€Š Øų ŠĢJeni€Lopez:Š €Š ŠI€guess€we€looked€at€Abbotsford€as€being€kind€of€a€unique€place,€and€this€is€kind€of€a€change€inŠ l¼ Šthe€last€10,€15€years€with€having€the€Hispanic€population€moving€into€town.€€What€we€thoughtŠ X Ø Šwould€be€a€nice€idea€was€to€try€and€have€an€event€that€catered€to€both€the€Americans€and€theŠ D!” ŠHispanics.€€Š 0"€  ŠĢSoth:Š $X" ŠWhatever€people's€views€may€be€about€immigration,€it's€clear€that€there€must€be€good€somethingŠ ō$D # Šgoing€on€in€Abbotsford€to€attract€the€immigrants.€€Š ą%0!$ ŠĢAguilera:Š ø'#& ŠIt's€a€pretty€good€town.€€They€have€a€lot€of€jobs€here.€€Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢAlejandro€Vazquez:Š |*Ģ%) ŠRight€now€every€day€it's€more€of€a€Hispanic€community.€€But€do€you€know€why€there's€moreŠ h+ø&* Špeople?€€Because€this€state€is€beautiful.€€Because€in€Wisconsin€you€can€work,€because€inŠ T,¤'+ ŠWisconsin€you€have€security,€because€in€Wisconsin€is€nice€people.€€Š @-(, ЇMan:Š ° ŠWelcome€to€the€2006€Abbotsford€community€picnic,€Sweetheart€in€Princess€Coronation.€€Š œģ ŠĢSoth:Š tÄ ŠHowever€nice€the€people€may€be,€that€sense€of€security€was€threatened€for€many€Hispanics€whenŠ `° Šcongress€debated€immigration€last€spring.€€Š L œ ŠĢLopez:Š $ t ŠWe€went€through€a€scare.€€There€was€a€month€that€business€dropped.€€Everybody€sent€money€toŠ  ` ŠMexico€but€nobody€sent€money€here€because€they€were€thinking,€well,€what€if€we€all€have€to€goŠ ü L  Šback?€€It€kind€of€died€down.€€Different€stories€came€out.€€Everything€is€just€about€back€to€normal,Š č 8  Šand€now€they're€going€to€start€up€all€over€again€it€sounds€like.€€Š Ō$  ŠĢBoy:Š ¬ü  ŠDo€you€want€to€get€wet?€Š ˜č  ŠĢBoy:Š pĄ ŠSure.€€Š \¬ ŠĢBoy:Š 4„ ŠYou're€going€down.€€Š  p ŠĢSoth:Š ųH ŠWhatever€congress€may€do€about€immigration,€it€won't€change€the€appeal€of€places€likeŠ ä4 ŠAbbotsford,€both€for€immigrants€and€people€who€have€lived€here€their€whole€lives.€€Š Š  ŠĢVazquez:Š Øų ŠI€talk€every€day€to,€I€don't€know,€but€100€Mexican€guys,€and€everybody€say€I€love€this€country.€€IŠ ”ä Šlove€Wisconsin.€€Š €Š ŠĢGirl:Š X Ø ŠFor€the€land€of€the€free€and€the€home€of€the€brave-€-€€Š D!” ŠĢLoew:Š #l! ŠAs€Alyssa€Lopez€mentioned€in€that€report,€many€immigrants€living€in€Wisconsin€are€veryŠ $X" Šconcerned€about€what€our€members€of€congress€plan€to€do€during€the€fall€session€aboutŠ ō$D # Šimmigration€reform.€€Democratic€incumbent€candidate€Herb€Kohl€got€the€nod€in€Tuesday'sŠ ą%0!$ Šprimary€to€run€again€for€his€seat€in€the€U.S.€Senate.€€Last€May,€Kohl€voted€for€the€SenateŠ Ģ&"% ŠImmigration€Bill€that€passed€with€President€Bush's€support.€€The€bill€provides€a€path€toŠ ø'#& Šcitizenship€for€illegal€immigrants€who€have€been€here€five€or€more€years.€€It€more€than€doublesŠ ¤(ō#' Šborder€patrol€agents€within€five€years,€and€authorizes€building€a€370-mile€border€fence.€Š )ą$( ŠRepublican€candidate€for€the€U.S.€Senate€seat,€Robert€Gerald€Lorge€said€he€opposes€any€sort€ofŠ |*Ģ%) Šamnesty€for€illegal€immigrants.€€He€supports€construction€of€a€700-mile€border€fence,€andŠ h+ø&* Šmandatory€prison€for€illegal€immigrants€who€return€after€deportation.€€Lorge€would€also€vote€toŠ T,¤'+ Šstreamline€the€legal€immigration€process.€€The€green€party€candidate€is€in€favor€of€a€path€toŠ @-(, Šlegalization€that€is€fair€and€equal€for€all€immigrants,€expedited€family€reunification€visas,€andŠ ° Šgranting€immigration€work€visas€independent€of€any€one€employer.€€And€independent€candidateŠ œģ ŠBen€Glatzel€said€he€would€increase€funding€for€citizenship€and€immigration€services€withŠ ˆŲ Šemphasis€on€border€enforcement.€€He€would€also€prosecute€employers€who€hire€illegalŠ tÄ Šimmigrants.€€Find€out€where€these€candidates€stand€on€other€issues€by€logging€on€toŠ `° ŠWisconsinvote.ORG.€€You€can€also€see€what€gubernatorial€candidates€Jim€Doyle€and€MarkŠ L œ ŠGreen€have€to€say€about€many€of€the€issues€facing€Wisconsin€tomorrow€night€during€the€first€ofŠ 8 ˆ Šthe€two€"We€the€People€Wisconsin"€gubernatorial€debates.€€It's€live€in€Wisconsin€in€Waukesha.€Š $ t ŠThat's€our€program€for€this€week.€€We€leave€you€with€a€walk€in€Mirror€Lake€State€Park€inŠ  ` ŠMilwaukee.€€For€"In€Wisconsin,"€I'm€Patty€Loew.€€Have€a€great€week.