US lawmaker criticized for racial slur
The second-most senior Republican in the House of Representatives said he "meant no disrespect" in referring to Hispanic migrant workers as "wetbacks."
The 79-year-old Rep. Don Young, who represents the entire state of Alaska, issued a statement late Thursday seeking to explain his remark after using the derogatory term to describe the workers on his father's farm in central California, where he grew up. (AP)
