Thompson opposes immigration legislation
Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said this week that he opposed a comprehensive Senate immigration reform bill, while his top rivals supported it.
Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney forcefully opposed the legislation.
Thompson said at three campaign stops that from the start he opposed the bill, which would have provided a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants, while his rivals switched their stances after it became apparent there was widespread opposition to the bill among GOP voters. JOAN LOWY for the Associated Press.